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Post by mjlangford on May 10, 2012 11:45:18 GMT -5
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Post by yv47r on May 10, 2012 16:10:19 GMT -5
Nice set of photos Mark. I wonder what the other route code is that heads north to Scotland? This used to be an L66 line but later replaced by a L8 400kV line.
Cheers Paul
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Post by caldridge on May 10, 2012 16:51:51 GMT -5
Nice pictures, I take it they where taken at Harker Substation, near Carlisle. Is the L66 route still there, I'd really like to photograph them.
L66 pylons must all be located up north, I don't think there's any down south.
Christopher
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Post by yv47r on May 13, 2012 14:18:12 GMT -5
Yes I think all of the original L66 lines were located in the North. So a quick tot up gives us the now dismantled Strathaven to Harker line (replaced by L8 400kV line); the Harker to Stella line XB; Stella to Norton ?; then Norton to Lackenby now dismantled; Norton to Monk Fryston part dismantled only Shipton Moor to Monk Fryston portion now remains. Are there anymore L66 lines?
Cheers Paul
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Post by gcarty on May 13, 2012 15:48:44 GMT -5
Actually it was Spennymoor-Norton not Stella-Norton (the line was demolished last year and replaced with a new L12 line). The Stella-Spennymoor section uses L6 towers.
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Post by rillington on May 14, 2012 3:46:05 GMT -5
Norton to Monk Fryston part dismantled only Shipton Moor to Monk Fryston portion now remains. Are there anymore L66 lines? Cheers Paul 2/3 of the original line has now been dismantled and even less than you state now exists as the few miles from Shipton Moor to Moor Monkton was removed in 1996. Is it now the case that this is now the only L66 route still in existence? |
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Post by caldridge on May 14, 2012 5:11:58 GMT -5
The route changes to L3C pylons at Moor Monkton could they be replacement towers in the line? I guess it's the only L66 route still in existence along with the route from Stella to Carlisle. Is this an L66 pylon? maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Harrogate&hl=en&ll=54.006905,-1.557108&spn=0.003291,0.010568&sll=54.006924,-1.556894&sspn=0.003317,0.010568&oq=HARR&t=h&hnear=Harrogate,+North+Yorkshire,+United+Kingdom&z=17&layer=c&cbll=54.006926,-1.556897&panoid=y7Fhg-fSVf-sRrFDYca9lg&cbp=12,358.48,,1,-7.95 It's on the A59 at Harrogate. Christopher |
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Post by mjlangford on May 14, 2012 5:23:21 GMT -5
Nice pictures, I take it they where taken at Harker Substation, near Carlisle. Is the L66 route still there, I'd really like to photograph them. L66 pylons must all be located up north, I don't think there's any down south. Christopher Yes Chriss, you got it  |
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Post by rillington on May 14, 2012 7:03:21 GMT -5
The route changes to L3C pylons at Moor Monkton could they be replacement towers in the line? I guess it's the only L66 route still in existence along with the route from Stella to Carlisle. Christopher No. The L3C route used to link into the M Fryston to Norton route at Moor Monkton. Now it forms the final few miles of the route, ending just west of York at Nether Poppleton. |
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Post by caldridge on May 14, 2012 7:46:13 GMT -5
No. The L3C route used to link into the M Fryston to Norton route at Moor Monkton. Now it forms the final few miles of the route, ending just west of York at Nether Poppleton. Oh, so was it a junction there at one time, were there more pylons in the line to the north of Moor Monkton? I must try and find these routes, I've never seen any L66 towers in person. |
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Post by lesc on May 14, 2012 12:06:25 GMT -5
The route changes to L3C pylons at Moor Monkton could they be replacement towers in the line? I guess it's the only L66 route still in existence along with the route from Stella to Carlisle. Is this an L66 pylon? maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Harrogate&hl=en&ll=54.006905,-1.557108&spn=0.003291,0.010568&sll=54.006924,-1.556894&sspn=0.003317,0.010568&oq=HARR&t=h&hnear=Harrogate,+North+Yorkshire,+United+Kingdom&z=17&layer=c&cbll=54.006926,-1.556897&panoid=y7Fhg-fSVf-sRrFDYca9lg&cbp=12,358.48,,1,-7.95 It's on the A59 at Harrogate. Christopher That's an L3(DS) on 132kV. The L66 set between Monk Fryston and York runs single 0.4" Zebra. llandru.servehttp.com/Various241011/PA247547.JPGThe D10/30 is just as interesting looking like a stretch PL16. llandru.servehttp.com/Various241011/PA247546.JPG== It's rumoured there are guest L66 on the 275 L2 line between Heddon on the Wall and Blyth but OP hasn't seen them. The 275 single 0.4" L3DS set between Stella and Blyth are all of this (L3) type apart from the odd guest L8. The line between Blyth and Lynemouth are all L3C DS on 132. Les |
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Post by rillington on May 14, 2012 12:58:57 GMT -5
No. The L3C route used to link into the M Fryston to Norton route at Moor Monkton. Now it forms the final few miles of the route, ending just west of York at Nether Poppleton. Oh, so was it a junction there at one time, were there more pylons in the line to the north of Moor Monkton? I must try and find these routes, I've never seen any L66 towers in person. Yes. The junction tower is the final tower of the L66 part of the route and the route now makes a 90 degrees right turn at that point. If you ever travel on the A1M north of the M62 then you will pass close to Monk Fryston and the first few towers of the L66 part of the route are close to the motorway at that point. |
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Post by rillington on May 14, 2012 13:15:11 GMT -5
maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Harrogate&hl=en&ll=54.006905,-1.557108&spn=0.003291,0.010568&sll=54.006924,-1.556894&sspn=0.003317,0.010568&oq=HARR&t=h&hnear=Harrogate,+North+Yorkshire,+United+Kingdom&z=17&layer=c&cbll=54.006926,-1.556897&panoid=y7Fhg-fSVf-sRrFDYca9lg&cbp=12,358.48,,1,-7.95 It's on the A59 at Harrogate. Christopher That's an L3(DS) on 132kV. The L66 set between Monk Fryston and York runs single 0.4" Zebra. llandru.servehttp.com/Various241011/PA247547.JPGLes The route from Ferrybridge to Harrogate is L3 strung for 132kv (the route begins just to the north of the power station and the terminal tower is alongside the A1M). The tower you ask about is the final L3 tower on the route as the final three pylons are L7 - two deviation towers and the terminal tower. In the other direction the next tower is an L3 deviation tower and this is followed by a junction tower to allow the L3 route to Ferrybridge to turn right. You get a good view of the junction tower on the A61 just north of the A61/A59 junction. The junction tower allows for another route to continue north and it eventually ends in York. It is in three distinct sections. The first section, which begins at the junction tower, contains PL16 towers along with a few guest L4 towers. This section only runs for a few miles and follows the A61 heading north, ending near Wormald Green where there is a switching station. The route continues with low height towers which cross the A1M near Boroughbridge. There is another switching station just to the north of Easingwold close to the A19 and the route then makes its way to York as PL1B towers. |
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Post by yv47r on May 15, 2012 16:41:33 GMT -5
The route changes to L3C pylons at Moor Monkton could they be replacement towers in the line? I guess it's the only L66 route still in existence along with the route from Stella to Carlisle. Is this an L66 pylon? maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Harrogate&hl=en&ll=54.006905,-1.557108&spn=0.003291,0.010568&sll=54.006924,-1.556894&sspn=0.003317,0.010568&oq=HARR&t=h&hnear=Harrogate,+North+Yorkshire,+United+Kingdom&z=17&layer=c&cbll=54.006926,-1.556897&panoid=y7Fhg-fSVf-sRrFDYca9lg&cbp=12,358.48,,1,-7.95 It's on the A59 at Harrogate. Christopher Hmm I would say that is an L66 and not L3, it looks too stumpy to be L3. Compare the two photos carefully and have a look at the bracing on the crossarms - these are angled on the L66 - angled up abt 40 degrees, then steeply angled down about 80 deg, up 40 and down 80. On the L3 the crossarm bracing is up 40, down vertical, up 40 and down vertical. L2 and L3 crossarm bracing would appear to be identical. Some more photos needed to nail these for sure. Ok, Spennymoor - Norton, not too familiar with that neck of woods ;D Need a year off, a big pot of dosh and a comfy campervan  ;D Cheers Paul |
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Post by lesc on May 16, 2012 7:16:56 GMT -5
Not wanting to start a squabble ;D that's an L3DS running twin 0.175" (Panther or Lynx) on 132, look at the insulators. Spennymoor - Norton is L12/400kV now, the L66D10/30 and L3DT are gone now at Spennymoor. Have a spare room here, YV47R Les |
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