Flood Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I noticed these back at the start of November when being driven back from Pontefract. I'd just had a look through this fascinating thread and, knowing absolutely nothing about pylons, I thought these looked interesting. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Flood said: I noticed these back at the start of November when being driven back from Pontefract. I'd just had a look through this fascinating thread and, knowing absolutely nothing about pylons, I thought these looked interesting. Ah yes, the L34's. Very interesting as there is only one line of them that exist. I must say when I first saw them, I thought they were French. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 31/12/2019 at 12:15, Flood said: I noticed these back at the start of November when being driven back from Pontefract. I'd just had a look through this fascinating thread and, knowing absolutely nothing about pylons, I thought these looked interesting. Yep as Felix said definitely L34s. I believe there is a similar design up in Scotland, but that has a different classification number. All the best, Matthew 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 hour ago, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said: Yep as Felix said definitely L34s. I believe there is a similar design up in Scotland, but that has a different classification number. All the best, Matthew I believe these are them, in Ayrshire. (not my photo) Best wishes, Felix 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 31/12/2019 at 12:15, Flood said: I noticed these back at the start of November when being driven back from Pontefract. I'd just had a look through this fascinating thread and, knowing absolutely nothing about pylons, I thought these looked interesting. 1:76 scale model L34. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, L2's are great! said: I believe these are them, in Ayrshire. (not my photo) Best wishes, Felix Yep that's them. I did know the tower code for them but I have forgotten. I will find out and put it here. All the best, Matthew Edit: I cant find the tower code anymore but they are a part of a Northern Ireland interconnector which is quite interesting. Edited January 2, 2020 by LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said: Yep that's them. I did know the tower code for them but I have forgotten. I will find out and put it here. All the best, Matthew Edit: I cant find the tower code anymore but they are a part of a Northern Ireland interconnector which is quite interesting. Oh wow, seeing as I didn't know that they even existed, that's very interesting. Best Wishes, Felix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) One thing that has puzzled me, is why did they use the D30's with omitted earth peaks, when they could of just used L9's at Dungeness, as they are specifically designed to reduce the height for flight paths etc Edited January 2, 2020 by L2's are great! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Just found this abandoned substation near the A1081 and M1 at Luton. It leads to some L4's which probably came about when the A1081 opened judging by the road layout (looks to be a typical 1970's dual carriageway) and then leads to a PL1 D60 and then a PL1 DT just by Luton Airport Parkway station 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 This thread prompted me to look into the river crossing towers that used to be in Great Yarmouth when i was young. They always stood out to me as something a bit different as they carried 9 wires over the river instead of 6 (3 circuits instead of the more usual 2 or 1). There were 2x towers for the river crossing, and a third normal height tower inland before it split into 2 routes; one carrying 2x circuits and the other only 1, towers on those routes looked like more usual standard designs (I think!). The wires on the coastal side of the river dropped down from the top of the tower to ground level connections at its feet (as far as I can remember). Information and pictures on this to confirm my hazy memory has been a little hard to find. But I did find the below which shows how they looked (river crossing tower on the inland side (the middle of the 3 unusual ones)). Turns out they were built in 1932 so a bit before the standard national designs! They looked like the standard designs to a young me, but the 3rd circuit passing through the middle made them look beefier. Looking at the picture now, I doubt the voltage was very high either, it's amazing the tricks memories can play. Picture courtesy of: https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/looking-back-on-great-yarmouth-power-station-opening-1-5701196 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) Last time I saw the Great Yarmouth installation there appeared to be only one of the three circuits connected to anything at the Great Yarmouth end. I was quite surprised to find it gone when I went there recently, I suspect replacement with something else was required with the new South Denes power station that must be a bit bigger than the old oil fired one. Edited January 9, 2020 by Suzie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I just found some nicely tucked away L9s up in Scotland on a JL EVE L6 line 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 And some more... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 17 hours ago, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said: And some more... Oohh very nice!! How have I not found those... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 1 hour ago, L2's are great! said: Oohh very nice!! How have I not found those... I thought the same too lol. They are further up the line from the former inverking power station. It’s the northern most line. all the best, Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) Just completed - 1:76 scale Trident 132kV Utility poles. Edited January 21, 2020 by Pylon King 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bécasse Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 They are very nice - and much more likely to look at home on the average model railway layout than a "tower" pylon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I was watching a cab ride dvd from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth, dated 1988, with my Dad today. Somewhere, not very helpful I know, between Shrewsbury and Newtown there looked like an L34, or similar, just to the North of the rails with the wires then passing over the tracks. Don't know if this rings any bells or whether I need to get a screen shot and a location for you all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 21 hours ago, Pylon King said: Just completed - 1:76 scale Trident 132kV Utility poles. Nice work have you any scale dimensions for these? I've been slowly doing some 11kV poles using the S-Kits etches just need to source some insulators. Cheers Paul 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, pharrc20 said: Nice work have you any scale dimensions for these? I've been slowly doing some 11kV poles using the S-Kits etches just need to source some insulators. Cheers Paul Hope these photos help. On the Trident model there’s around an extra 10mm below the photo to allow for a base support . All the best, Paul. Edited January 20, 2020 by Pylon King 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 6 hours ago, Pylon King said: Hope these photos help. On the Trident model there’s around an extra 10mm below the photo to allow for a base support . All the best, Paul. Thanks Paul, out of interest when was this design first introduced? There is a line of these that head towards Lostock near Northwich that I pass sometimes in the car. Cheers Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, pharrc20 said: Thanks Paul, out of interest when was this design first introduced? There is a line of these that head towards Lostock near Northwich that I pass sometimes in the car. Cheers Paul The Trident design first appeared back in the early eighties. All the best, Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 12 hours ago, Pylon King said: The Trident design first appeared back in the early eighties. All the best, Paul. Excellent hmmm so I could do these on my 89-91 set layout along with some 11kV poles. Cheers Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 19/01/2020 at 11:18, Pylon King said: Just completed - 1:76 scale Trident 132kV Utility poles. Now that is nice! I really like them! Isn’t there also a steel version of this polon as I’m pretty sure there’s a couple near Royston. Also, do you know what these are, they are part of a line that ran to the now abandoned Shoreham Cement Works but it has been severed in 3 places as they rusted too much. All the best, Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 24/01/2020 at 19:14, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said: Now that is nice! I really like them! Isn’t there also a steel version of this polon as I’m pretty sure there’s a couple near Royston. Also, do you know what these are, they are part of a line that ran to the now abandoned Shoreham Cement Works but it has been severed in 3 places as they rusted too much. All the best, Matthew Yes there is a metal version ,although the wooden variety seems to be more common. It seems strange why ready made or kit British utility “polon” models aren’t commercially available. Regarding your photo I haven’t any additional information on their design, appears to be 33kV. All the best, Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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