L2's are great! Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Strange how its been added into the PL16 line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, L2's are great! said: Brilliant, Cheers Matthew!! Kind regards, Felix No problem Felix! best regards, Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, L2's are great! said: Strange how its been added into the PL16 line Well what’s left of one anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 5 hours ago, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said: I saw it some years ago too and I didn’t believe it either. I guess it was part of a now mothballed PL16 line that’s been singled and replaced with poles. best regards, Matthew Last time I passed it was part of a double circuit PL16 line and I can only guess that they needed to alter the line at some point maybe due to the road bring altered and they has that tower spare somewhere else and reused it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 46 minutes ago, pharrc20 said: Last time I passed it was part of a double circuit PL16 line and I can only guess that they needed to alter the line at some point maybe due to the road bring altered and they has that tower spare somewhere else and reused it? It does seem odd where it is. When I past it it fed into a Blaw Knox PL16DT with half the line left hanging on the L2 and the rest went to some fairly new looking polons. I will check google maps to see if it has changed. best regards, Matthew 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Just completed this SF60 1:76 scale model from the National Grid blueprints. 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Pylon King said: Just completed this SF60 1:76 scale model from the National Grid blueprints. Very nice, I guess that’s based on the one near ebbsfleet? I still have the original prototype though . In all seriousness though like usual this is absolutely superb modelling, at this rate you could create a model of a substation! best regards, Matthew 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said: Very nice, I guess that’s based on the one near ebbsfleet? I still have the original prototype though . In all seriousness though like usual this is absolutely superb modelling, at this rate you could create a model of a substation! best regards, Matthew The Eaton Socon substation has one very similar . The first prototype was challenging to build as I only had one simple diagram to work from resulting in some guesswork.Using the original National Grid blueprints enabled extra accuracy and detailing . Both models took considerable time to construct but I learned a great deal from the earlier version . The new tower has also a detachable ground wire tower. Edited October 8, 2019 by Pylon King 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said: Very nice, I guess that’s based on the one near ebbsfleet? I still have the original prototype though . In all seriousness though like usual this is absolutely superb modelling, at this rate you could create a model of a substation! best regards, Matthew Still have this one . Edited October 9, 2019 by Pylon King 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Took this a couple of weeks ago! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 There is an interesting line just north of Coventry (you can see it from the M6). One side has quad wires suspended on double insulators, while the other side is on single insulators with the lower two wires quad, and the top wire double. Is it some form of experiment? Streetview shows the different insulators, but not the odd double wire - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.458707,-1.4838371,3a,15y,65.55h,96.71t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sO5KIgLKC4b5rsPMhfx-aHQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 14 hours ago, Suzie said: There is an interesting line just north of Coventry (you can see it from the M6). One side has quad wires suspended on double insulators, while the other side is on single insulators with the lower two wires quad, and the top wire double. Is it some form of experiment? Streetview shows the different insulators, but not the odd double wire - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.458707,-1.4838371,3a,15y,65.55h,96.71t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sO5KIgLKC4b5rsPMhfx-aHQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Hi Suzie, yes these are known about - not sure exactly what they are designated but my money would be on some sort of L2C towers - there is also a known L2C design up in Scotland that was confirmed over on the Fbook Pylon Group the other day by a member who is a linesman and has been working on these Scottish towers recently. Many years ago - maybe 10 years gulp I went to Coventry to take a closer look at these towers and take some photos of my own. It should be noted if you follow this route towards the next substation at Berkswell it reverts to standard L2 towers for the last few towers. Cheers Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Ok Now you have really started something. I can't go anywhere without noticing our steely friends. I've never given them a second glance or even noticed they were there until I read this. Now I see them everywhere. Here for your delight are some photos from my recent travels in the local area. Enjoy Pylon party 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, SM42 said: Ok Now you have really started something. I can't go anywhere without noticing our steely friends. I've never given them a second glance or even noticed they were there until I read this. Now I see them everywhere. Here for your delight are some photos from my recent travels in the local area. Enjoy Pylon party Great photos, Nice selection including L2's and a lovely L7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 This is interesting. It is a railway feed so I guess it will be at 25KV with each pole carrying one phase at 50KV centre tapped to earth. You can just see the switching eqipment by the railway in the background. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.7981791,-2.0338016,3a,60y,75.65h,96.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3JVNW94j78KUx7btXi25sg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Here is the other end:- https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Berwick-upon-Tweed/@55.7774925,-2.079286,241a,35y,3.45h/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x488740d23cd5e64f:0x6b49ee50ba9b24cc!8m2!3d55.770242!4d-2.005395 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Here are 2 variants of the L3 ST tower! (Lucky find) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) Hi everyone, look what I found over the M69. I'm guessing the motorway came after this balfour beatty line was built as that BICC has been added in, and there is another one in the opposite direction, Edited October 12, 2019 by L2's are great! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 9 hours ago, L2's are great! said: Here are 2 variants of the L3 ST tower! (Lucky find) I thought these were L2 ST as well but the sheet for L2 towers shows these or something very similar whereas from memory there is no L3 equivalent. I have seen a few of these ST towers including some at Penwortham. Cheers Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 The L2 variant has a slightly taller peak than the L3 , Were you talking about this sheet?? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L2's are great! Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) Also found this rather (insulator) stretched L2D joining up to an L6 BB DT/DJT tower, which I've never seen before. Behind, in the other direction is an L2 D40EC Edited October 12, 2019 by L2's are great! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 7 hours ago, L2's are great! said: The L2 variant has a slightly taller peak than the L3 , Were you talking about this sheet?? Yep thats the one but I agree it does look that bit different on the tower peak and lower cross bracing too. So may be it is the non diagrammed L3 version? Cheers Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 11 hours ago, L2's are great! said: Hi everyone, look what I found over the M69. I'm guessing the motorway came after this balfour beatty line was built as that BICC has been added in, and there is another one in the opposite direction, I think you’ll find that that BICC L6 is actually a L6M. Same design though. I have some plans for the L6M D30 and D2 if anyone interested please let me know. best regards, Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 2 hours ago, L2's are great! said: Also found this rather (insulator) stretched L2D joining up to an L6 BB DT/DJT tower, which I've never seen before. Behind, in the other direction is an L2 D40EC Very simple story there, the L2 line came first and then they decided to build a L6 line through the L2 line. So the L2 line meets the L6s where the change from twin to quad conductors happens (the rather over engineered L6 in the background). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Does anyone have any JL EVE L6 plans as that’s the last set I need, I have Balfour Beatty, BICC, Blaw Knox and most of the L6M designs but I just need these ones to complete the set. best regards, Matthew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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