Hinkley Point Power Station

[caldridge]

Has anybody heard of Hinkley Point Power Station?
It is near Bridgwater, Somerset. The pylons at Semington, where I live start here. All pylons at Hinkley Point are L2s. There's two 400kv lines and one 275kv one.

Here's some 400kv L2 pylons, these are the pylons that head through Semington, they head to Melksham Substation, Wiltshire.

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Here's some 275kv L2 pylons, these pylons head to Bridgwater Substation.

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The 275kv pylons have shorter insulators than the 400kv ones.

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Looking the other way. The pylons heading from the power station.

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Here's some more 400kv L2 pylons. I have no idea where these pylons head to.

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Joining the other pylons.

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All three lines heading from the power station. 400kv (left & right), 275kv (center).

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Looking back from the power station. The pylons going off in different directions.

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The terminal towers. The 275kv pylons start there in the field, but the 400kv pylons start back at the power station.

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Enjoy!

Christopher

[yv47r]

Hi Christopher, brilliant photos of the L2 lines feeding into Hinkley Point. The other line you weren't sure of actually goes down to Taunton and eventually ends up at Exeter.

In the last three photos of the terminal towers, do you have any photos of the actual terminal towers that are out of sight off to the left? I guess these are in the power station area itself??

Cheers Paul

[caldridge]

No I don't have any photos of the actual terminal towers and yes they are at the power station itself. I'll see if I can photograph them if I go up there again.