Route VV to Iron Acton

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Hi everyone, I decided to revisit one of my previous fieldtrips and I've taken some photos of L8 route VV to Iron Acton.

To start here's the L8 pylons on Beacon Lane, near Winterbourne

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Next here's the PL16 pylons on Church Lane and those L9 pylons in route VV crossing the M4.

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From the other side.

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Making their way to Iron Acton

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Here's the PL16 pylons on Perrinpit Road, they change to L7.

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But first there's two guest L2 deviation towers in the line.

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There's something rather odd about this first one not only does it change from single to twin conductor cables but it has shorter insulators on one side.

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The pylon from the side.

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There's the second one catching up with the L8 pylons.

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Heading down the road.

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And here's the L8 pylons on Perrinpit Road.

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They change to L2 and head up to L6 route 4YX along with the L7 pylons.

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The L2 pylons pass under the L6 pylons while the L7 pylons end.

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But they start again on the other side of the L6 pylons and continue to Iron Acton.

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Here's the L2 & L7 pylons on the B4059 near Latteridge.

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Heading to Iron Acton substation.

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And here's some terminal towers at the substation, they are the two in the middle.

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Before I finish I'll show a few pictures of L3 route XW heading from the substation I did say in a previous thread that the route looks like it's strung for 275kV.

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But I think the voltage might actually be 132, seeing as there are two suspension towers in the line with shorter insulators.

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The pylons heading off to Iron Acton.

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Enjoy!

Christopher

[caldridge]

There has been a few changes to the area, a new L2 pylon has been added to route XW near Westerleigh.

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They must have had some spare parts for one because I didn't think they would build L2s any more.

Also, Route YXB has new insulators.

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Christopher

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There has been some more changes to route XW, the line has split in two just south of Westerleigh, there is now a terminal tower before the line reaches the M4, the pylons crossing the motorway have been removed, then another terminal tower was put into the line at Pucklechurch, they might have done that to make room for a new housing estate, I'll see if I can get some pictures.

Christopher