Fieldtrip to Upper Minety

[caldridge]

Hi everyone, here's a recent fieldtrip to Upper Minety.

First here's L2 route ZF on the B4040 heading to Minety Substation.

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The line changes to L8 before entering the substation.

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Route ZF continues from the substation along with L3 route MCR, both lines run parallel with each other.

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Two L7 routes on the B4040 heading from the substation.

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The route codes for these L7 pylons are MSW (green insulators) & MST (white insulators), they probably head into Swindon.

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Here's routes ZF & MCR heading from the substation on the other side, ZF starts off with an L8 deviation tower.

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The pylons then head through Upper Minety.

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Here's the pylons heading out of Upper Minety on Minety Lane.

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The pylons then head past Oaksey.

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The L3 pylons head to Cirencester, the L2 pylons come up to a junction at Upper Coberley before continuing to Feckenham.

Enjoy

Christopher

[caldridge]

There used to be some PL16 pylons at Minety Substation that headed to Berkeley, but they were removed back in 2010. A tower at the substation has been left unstrung, it was originally for L3 pylons, perhaps after the PL16s were removed they swapped the terminal towers over for the L3 route.

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Christopher

[yv47r]

Nice photos of Minety Christopher. I must add some more of my own soon!

Cheers Paul