Some more unusual towers

[mjlangford]

Hello again

Just a quick post with a few pics of what I think are unusual towers.

First off, Ledbury 66 & 11 kV shared
www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5937224437/
(i'll include the short url as the long one's don't seem to share correctly)

www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5937223805/
www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5937781544/

flic.kr/p/a3DPYz
flic.kr/p/a3DPMF
flic.kr/p/a3GFzS

NOW, the next few towers I'm looking forward to re-visting on a day with better weather / light.. These for me, have to be 'my' find of the year

www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5962054720/
www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5961502199/
www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5962060728/

flic.kr/p/a5R69U
flic.kr/p/a5NfUF
flic.kr/p/a5R7Wu

and then to top of with a duel circuit splitting off into two single circuits (again will re-vist on a better day weather / light wise)
www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5961491977/
www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5961495173/

flic.kr/p/a5NcSr
flic.kr/p/a5NdPx

more pics soon, Take care people

[caldridge]

There used to be a pylon like this between Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge in Wiltshire.

www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5961495173/

It has now been removed and a new one was put in it's place.

www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5937224437/

Now that's an unusual looking pylon, I think there are some pylons like that in the US.

Nice pictures

Christopher

[lesc]

DSC0219 looks like the alternate L4MDT / 132kV CEGB type 17/9539(?)

www.flickr.com/photos/33984091@N00/5961495173/

Oh no, not another (almost certainly) Blaw Knox PL16DJ EC!! (earthwire changeover), ping YV47R

Nice pics.

Les

[yv47r]

Nice weird towers. Hmm that reminds me I must go and have a look at those PL16 towers around the old Agecroft power station and there are a few odd splitting towers the same as the one in the link. I think!

Cheers Paul

[Phil b]

The dual circuit 132kv apparently spitting into 2 single circuits at right angles is a bit misleading. I'm fairly sure this is near Hallow, outside Worcester. The single circuit to the left is to Bishops Wood Grid (previously Stourport Power station?). It was one of two single circuits from there to Worcester (circuit to the right). The last two towers and the terminal tower for both circuits in Worcester are PL1 (?) dual circuit. At some point this circuit has been cut into and taken on a 50 mile round trip via Hereford, looking for all the world like a dual circuit 132kv line. There are lots of single circuit PL1s around Worcester including a circuit nearly to Malvern, that originally went to Gloucester.

[12voltCol]

There is a similar split circuit near Failsworth, Manchester, where Stalybridge to Whitegate (former Chadderton Power Station) single circuit 132kV line is tee'd into a double circuit line to where Stuart Street Power Station once was. The tee pylon is in someone's front garden, no less!