From L3 to L7

[caldridge]

Hi everyone, here's some resent pictures I took of route AG where the line changes from L3 to L7.

First here's the L3 pylons heading through Kingsdown.

flic.kr/p/27nw3d4
flic.kr/p/28Kpw4e
flic.kr/p/27DWxod
flic.kr/p/LBFoBG

The L3 deviation tower in the line before it changes to L7 has longer arms on one side.

flic.kr/p/28F2M2E
flic.kr/p/27nxmaz
flic.kr/p/28Ks3m4

The line changes to L7 and heads down hill.

flic.kr/p/27nzsJn
flic.kr/p/K6wHcH
flic.kr/p/28KswCV

This L7 suspension tower can be seen up on top the hill from the A4.

flic.kr/p/28KsZzF

Coming over the hill near Bathford.

flic.kr/p/27nApNk
flic.kr/p/27E2mFm

And here's the pylons on the A4 heading off towards Bath.

flic.kr/p/LBKukh
flic.kr/p/K6y8aF
flic.kr/p/27nANta

Enjoy!

Christopher

[yv47r]

Jul 2, 2018 12:00:27 GMT -5 caldridge said:

Hi everyone, here's some resent pictures I took of route AG where the line changes from L3 to L7.

First here's the L3 pylons heading through Kingsdown.

flic.kr/p/27nw3d4
flic.kr/p/28Kpw4e
flic.kr/p/27DWxod
flic.kr/p/LBFoBG

The L3 deviation tower in the line before it changes to L7 has longer arms on one side.

flic.kr/p/28F2M2E
flic.kr/p/27nxmaz
flic.kr/p/28Ks3m4

I would guess that the L3 D60 was originally meant to deviate to another tower over towards the trees on the right of the L7 tower and then either the original L3 line from this D60 onwards was replaced by a new L7 line or they simply changed their minds and decided to erect L7s instead from here onwards. The shallow angle of the line from the D60 to the L7 D30? tower would suggest to me something changed here at some point in the past.

Jul 2, 2018 12:00:27 GMT -5 caldridge said:

The line changes to L7 and heads down hill.

flic.kr/p/27nzsJn
flic.kr/p/K6wHcH
flic.kr/p/28KswCV

This L7 suspension tower can be seen up on top the hill from the A4.

flic.kr/p/28KsZzF

Coming over the hill near Bathford.

flic.kr/p/27nApNk
flic.kr/p/27E2mFm

And here's the pylons on the A4 heading off towards Bath.

flic.kr/p/LBKukh
flic.kr/p/K6y8aF
flic.kr/p/27nANta

Enjoy!

Christopher

Good to see these L3s and L7s together as intended
Cheers Paul

[pylonsbuzz]

The reason why they erected L7 Pylons is because through the hills, there was a height restriction so they had to be L7 towers. The reason why the 2 last pylons are 2 L3 Towers at Bath is because there was no height restriction there.