Post by caldridge on Nov 15, 2013 15:49:00 GMT -5
Here's a recent fieldtrip to Hinkley Point Power Station.
To start off with here's route VQ from Bridgwater on Withycombe Hill, near Combwich.
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Here's route ZG from Melksham on Stret Drove, near Otterhampton. See the tall L2 pylons, that's the pylons crossing the River Parrett.
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The pylons making their way to Hinkley Point.
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Route VQ again, also making their way to Hinkley Point.
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And here's the route from Taunton.
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The pylons head through the trees, that might be a small sized L2 tower. The route code is ZZ.
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Here's route ZZ heading to Hinkley Point Power Station.
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i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9562_zps9790d2b3.jpg
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Routes VQ & ZG heading to the power station.
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From the other side.
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Some shots of the deviation towers.
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The voltages for routes ZZ & ZG is 400kV and for VQ is 275kV, as you can see the VQ route has shorter insulators than the other two.
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Route ZG, see the river pylons in the distance.
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Here's route VQ.
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More shots of the deviation towers.
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Routes ZZ, VQ & ZG.
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A shot of the pylons from Hinkley Point Power Station.
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The terminal towers. Route VQ starts there in the field, but routes ZZ & ZG start back at the power station.
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Here's the actual terminal towers for ZZ & ZG.
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Enjoy!
Christopher
To start off with here's route VQ from Bridgwater on Withycombe Hill, near Combwich.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6415_zpsb6bc8f3b.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6416_zps803d93a0.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9544_zpsfa42bda1.jpg
Here's route ZG from Melksham on Stret Drove, near Otterhampton. See the tall L2 pylons, that's the pylons crossing the River Parrett.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6417_zps9f1baf91.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9545_zps1a974d5b.jpg
The pylons making their way to Hinkley Point.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6419_zpsa786d933.jpg
Route VQ again, also making their way to Hinkley Point.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6421_zps52058ada.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9553_zps2967cabe.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6422_zps80e6ab01.jpg
And here's the route from Taunton.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6424_zpsdd71294f.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9556_zpsaa4ae51c.jpg
The pylons head through the trees, that might be a small sized L2 tower. The route code is ZZ.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6426_zps8f3d5256.jpg
Here's route ZZ heading to Hinkley Point Power Station.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9560_zpsac7f4179.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9561_zps9123f325.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9562_zps9790d2b3.jpg
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Routes VQ & ZG heading to the power station.
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i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9566_zps342f8357.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9567_zpsd4270f11.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6429_zps3c71d6e8.jpg
From the other side.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9572_zps7bc499df.jpg
Some shots of the deviation towers.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6430_zps7071d5cc.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6431_zps0fa4c89e.jpg
The voltages for routes ZZ & ZG is 400kV and for VQ is 275kV, as you can see the VQ route has shorter insulators than the other two.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6433_zps19a97343.jpg
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Route ZG, see the river pylons in the distance.
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Here's route VQ.
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More shots of the deviation towers.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9578_zps2c2f74af.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9581_zps8b78b336.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9582_zps31263067.jpg
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF9584_zps29bac274.jpg
Routes ZZ, VQ & ZG.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6437_zps3737a363.jpg
A shot of the pylons from Hinkley Point Power Station.
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The terminal towers. Route VQ starts there in the field, but routes ZZ & ZG start back at the power station.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6443_zps79a1f083.jpg
Here's the actual terminal towers for ZZ & ZG.
i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd486/cmaldridge/DSCF6444_zps0fe2fb37.jpg
Enjoy!
Christopher