Tiny Pylons

[caldridge]

There are some very small pylons at Shaw, near Melksham, Wiltshire.

See how small they are compared to the L2.

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The small pylons going under the L2 line. I think they start near Countrywide in Melksham.

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The terminal tower at the small substation at Shaw.

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Here's another line of them on the other side of the substation.

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Enjoy

Christopher

[caldridge]

Here's some more pictures of those small pylons.

The pylons head away from the substation.

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They go under some PL16 pylons near Broughton Gifford.

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What's that metal thing under the bottom arms on the pylon?

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Looks like some of them are different shape to others in the line.

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The pylons go on for a bit and then change to poles.

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The earth wire ends on the last pylon and the cables connect to the pole. The cables are then reduced from six to three.

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What design are they?

[rillington]

The only example of a pylon route which changes from pylons to poles is on Anglesey where a route runs almost parallel to the south of the A5/A55. The pylons suddenly become poles at both ends of the route rather than having a terminal tower with the final towers being normal suspension towers.

I'd also always wodnered what the metal arm underneath the occasional tower is as well as you dos ee them very occasionally usually under towers carrying small voltages such as the towers in your pictures.