Around Errol, Tayside

[lesc]

This is the SHETL Westfield - Tealing set, as recorded in here they're L8D up until they cross the Tay. They're easily accessed by the network of roads between the A90 and the River Tay.

But sone 132kv goodness first...


A genuine Milliken PL1D set. One of the first to go up this set goes from Abernethy substation to Dundee. The bird's a Wood Pigeon and was completely unconcerned by me pointing a zoom lens at it.

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The main reason I was here.

These are not L8. It's not an L2/3 or 66 either but it's similar to the yv47r or the bollops L2x if a bit anorexic looking. I'll stick with L2CDS for the time being. Running 275kv / twin 0.4" and brown ceramic.

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Deviation was by standard L2 deviation towers and here's an L2D30(10-30^o) doing just that.

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An L2D60 (40-60^o)
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Detail all very L2/3 like:

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Route detail for YV47R TW = Tealing - Westfield (typical SHETL):

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[caldridge]

Nice pictures, not too sure if those are meant to be L8 or L2C, where can they be found, I don't think I've seen any in person.

Christopher

[lesc]

Bing Maps:

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Search foe Errol.

In Ordanance Survey mode the line nearest the A90 is the L2X set with the line nearest the Tay being the PL1 set.

The Carse of Gowrie is dead flat and you can see for miles... the railway is also worth a look as it's still semaphore most of its length.

Les

[yv47r]

Thanks Lesc. Hmmm so maybe some hybrid between an L2/3 and L8... some sort of early L8 design as there is lots of that tower design showing up. Deviations definitely standard L2s agreed. The river crossing over the Tay looks interesting esp the PL1s. Are those two towers of the same design or more L8. Plus the L8 D90 where the SHETL meets the SP route.

Lesc have a look at the posting on other section about Bishop's Wood to Ludlow ;-)

Cheers Paul