LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Pylon King said: 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. Hi Paul, thanks for clarifying. It is strange to be honest, but some would say we live in a strange world lol. Yeah it is 33kv. It's quite a nice design I think but I haven't seen them anywhere else. All the best, Matthew 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) On 19/01/2020 at 11:18, Pylon King said: Just completed - 1:76 scale Trident 132kV Utility poles. On 20/01/2020 at 09:14, 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 On 20/01/2020 at 17:10, 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. Hi Paul & Pylon King I have this one if this helps that I had taken after the M54 and on the A5 heading back toward North Wales heading back home its just before the Roundabout where the A5 (CROSSES OVER) the B4580 to Oswestry (LEFT on the Roundabout) and the A495 toward Whitchurch (RIGHT on the Roundabout) It's the only one I can see of this type. I also have one on the same stretch of the M74 with a man in a basket doing maintenance on the Pylon which you don't seem to see that often. I do have many more Pylons from many places, I like the Cat Ears Type which I saw on the M74 going towards Scotland and I was with you Paul going to Falkirk to the Bonnybridge MRC show we did Paul back in 2013/14'ish. Paul is a great friend of mine Pylon King and we go back a several years doing to do exhibitions together with a Club I used to be in up my way in North Wales. It was Paul that got me in to looking at the Pylons and I now find them interesting especially on a layout. Paul does try to escape from my attention and pretend he's never known me, haha but I knew I'd find you on this thread Paul as soon as I read the Thread Name. You cant get away from me that easy bud lol, Paul and me have great banter whenever we get together which isn't as often as I'd like, luckily for Paul really yay Thanks the Lord for that, l hear you say Paul lol...! Nice Modelling Pylon King... I've Add to follow the contents of this Thread as I can this type of Modelling on Layouts. I have a few of Sub Stations to and down in Felixstowe as they cross the Estuary of the River Stour and the River Orwell, and those were the highest I think I have every seen and Stood up right rather than Outwards, I have many of North Wales as that is my neck of the woods to, Id be Interested to know the Names of some if I slowly go through them lol Great Thread.... Edited January 26, 2020 by 7APT7 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, 7APT7 said: Hi Paul & Pylon King I have this one if this helps that I had taken after the M54 and on the A5 heading back toward North Wales heading back home its just before the Roundabout where the A5 (CROSSES OVER) the B4580 to Oswestry (LEFT on the Roundabout) and the A495 toward Whitchurch (RIGHT on the Roundabout) It's the only one I can see of this type. I do have many more Pylons from many places, I like the Cat Ears Type which I saw on the M74 going towards Scotland and I was with you Paul on that one going to Falkirk to the Bonnybridge MRC show we did Paul. Nice Modelling Pylon King... I've Add to follow the contents of this Thread as I can this type of Modelling on Layouts. I have a few of Sub Stations to and down in Felixstowe as they cross the Estuary of the River Stour and the River Orwell, and those were the highest I think I have every seen and Stood up right rather than Outwards, I have many of North Wales as that is my neck of the woods to, Id be Interested to know the Names of some if I slowly go through them lol Great Thread.... Looking at the Trident line last week via Google Earth , no information on O/S . Edited January 26, 2020 by Pylon King 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Hi Pylon King I found this just off M6 @Junc 10, then down a 3 Junctions or so on the Black Country ByPass, then off down to a roundabout... Two different Pylon's (Not sure if that is two different Pylon Companies or what...?) but they pass under and over each other just off the roundabout... One Pylon goes Over the Top as normal as can be seen to the Right of (Picture 1), while the Other Pylon splits into two lower Pylons with the Left Side of the Main Tall Pylon goes to Left Lower Pylon and the Right Side of the Main Tall Pylon goes to down to the Right Lower Pylon as seen in (Picture 2, Picture 3), then both go back up to the other Tall Pylon as seen (Picture 1, Picture 4) as the Cable go from the Taller (Picture 3 and 3) down to the Two Lower Pylons then back up to the Taller Pylon seen in (Picture 4) to continue on... Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Not sure if these type of setup are unusual to come across, but I thought it was worthy of taking a photograph of them... Regards Jamie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 12 hours ago, 7APT7 said: Hi Pylon King I found this just off M6 @Junc 10, then down a 3 Junctions or so on the Black Country ByPass, then off down to a roundabout... Two different Pylon's (Not sure if that is two different Pylon Companies or what...?) but they pass under and over each other just off the roundabout... One Pylon goes Over the Top as normal as can be seen to the Right of (Picture 1), while the Other Pylon splits into two lower Pylons with the Left Side of the Main Tall Pylon goes to Left Lower Pylon and the Right Side of the Main Tall Pylon goes to down to the Right Lower Pylon as seen in (Picture 2, Picture 3), then both go back up to the other Tall Pylon as seen (Picture 1, Picture 4) as the Cable go from the Taller (Picture 3 and 3) down to the Two Lower Pylons then back up to the Taller Pylon seen in (Picture 4) to continue on... Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Not sure if these type of setup are unusual to come across, but I thought it was worthy of taking a photograph of them... Regards Jamie Hi Jamie, you found me you win haha. That dive under is the only place I can think of unless mistaken where a higher voltage line in this case 275kV dives under a lower voltage line in this case 132kV. The 132 line uses L3 type towers whereas the 275 line uses a mix of original L2 and the two low-height towers as shown plus a host of replacement L8 towers where the Black Country road was built in early 1990s and many L2 towers were in the way of the road alignment and so the towers were replaced with new L8 towers. L2s and L3s have the crossarms stacked on top of each other whereas L8s have a longer middle crossarm and taller earth peaks. The L8 is the standard replacement for the 1950s L2 tower. A lot have recently been replaced along the route of HS2 near to the M42 motorway going towards Hams Hall. Cheers Paul 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Has there been any news or pictures of the new L13s that have emerged? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 20 hours ago, pharrc20 said: Hi Jamie, you found me you win haha. That dive under is the only place I can think of unless mistaken where a higher voltage line in this case 275kV dives under a lower voltage line in this case 132kV. The 132 line uses L3 type towers whereas the 275 line uses a mix of original L2 and the two low-height towers as shown plus a host of replacement L8 towers where the Black Country road was built in early 1990s and many L2 towers were in the way of the road alignment and so the towers were replaced with new L8 towers. L2s and L3s have the crossarms stacked on top of each other whereas L8s have a longer middle crossarm and taller earth peaks. The L8 is the standard replacement for the 1950s L2 tower. A lot have recently been replaced along the route of HS2 near to the M42 motorway going towards Hams Hall. Cheers Paul Another unusual “under/over” near Ormiston, Scotland. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 New release by Oxford Diecast - 1:76 scale National Grid Ford Transit. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 18 hours ago, Pylon King said: New release by Oxford Diecast - 1:76 scale National Grid Ford Transit. Hi Pylon King Are all those variants releases over several years or are they all new releases out in one go... There's enough to choose from. I'm interested in that Balfour Beatty Van Regards Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 22 hours ago, Pylon King said: New release by Oxford Diecast - 1:76 scale National Grid Ford Transit. Ooh nice! I shall have to get one for my model railway methinks... Yeah I need one! All the best, Matthew 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, 7APT7 said: Hi Pylon King Are all those variants releases over several years or are they all new releases out in one go... There's enough to choose from. I'm interested in that Balfour Beatty Van Regards Jamie The top and middle photos are new to recent releases , Oxford Diecast haven’t produced many utility vehicles until now . The last photo features Oxford models from Chris Code , specialises in decals . Edited January 29, 2020 by Pylon King 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hi all This is one that happened to catch on the M74 when I was with Paul on our way to Falkirk to the Bonnybridge MRC show we did Paul back in 2013/14'ish, while we as heading North into Scotland, so to was this Virgin 221. It as a good view of Trains and Pylons together in one. Regards Jamie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hi All These were taken while visiting Ipswich and we drove over to Felixstowe, these Mega Tall Pylons were crossing the Estuary of the River Stour and the River Orwell, and those were the highest I think I have every seen and Stood up right rather than Outwards, On our way to take photos of Cranes and Container Flats etc., We were that near to the first one I had to take it Diagonal to try and capture all I could. (Below) Regards Jamie 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hi All Close ups of the of the Felixstowe Pylons, as they cross the Estuary of the River Stour and the River Orwell, these one stood out from miles around and have been the most unusual pylon's I have ever seen. Regards Jamie 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hi All Close ups of the of the Felixstowe Pylons, as they cross the Estuary of the River Stour and the River Orwell, these one stood out from miles around and have been the most unusual pylon's I have ever seen. The main Fly Over the that goes over Two Rivers as you drive to Felixstowe coming from Ipswich side. Regards Jamie 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 43 minutes ago, 7APT7 said: Hi all This is one that happened to catch on the M74 when I was with Paul on our way to Falkirk to the Bonnybridge MRC show we did Paul back in 2013/14'ish, while we as heading North into Scotland, so to was this Virgin 221. It as a good view of Trains and Pylons together in one. Regards Jamie Near Moffat on M74 northbound. That looks like the old substation terminal tower above the rear cab of the voyager, now bypassed as a newer bigger substation was built just further up in the next valley. Cheers Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, pharrc20 said: Near Moffat on M74 northbound. That looks like the old substation terminal tower above the rear cab of the voyager, now bypassed as a newer bigger substation was built just further up in the next valley. Cheers Paul Hi ya Paul, How bin ya kid lol Hope all is well bud... I'll take your word for it Paul, I zoomed in to the Voyager as I was in the back with Richard, as the Voyager passed us and I just happened to get a good photo as several were all in motion at the same time lol (us and Voyager) and at different speeds, But now you come to say that, are you referring to.... what looks like a Sub Station above and to the Right of the Voyager behind the Single Tree in the for ground... We were on the M74, I think as this point in time Paul, from memory... Hmmm Regards Jamie Edited January 30, 2020 by 7APT7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 21 hours ago, 7APT7 said: Hi ya Paul, How bin ya kid lol Hope all is well bud... I'll take your word for it Paul, I zoomed in to the Voyager as I was in the back with Richard, as the Voyager passed us and I just happened to get a good photo as several were all in motion at the same time lol (us and Voyager) and at different speeds, But now you come to say that, are you referring to.... what looks like a Sub Station above and to the Right of the Voyager behind the Single Tree in the for ground... We were on the M74, I think as this point in time Paul, from memory... Hmmm Regards Jamie Hi Jamie, all good here lol. Yes I think this was the ill-fated Bonnybridge with buggered clutch trip.... Yep the chunky looking tower used to be a terminal tower where one circuit, the one nearest track fed into a small substation. When new windfarms came on stream I believe they decided to build a larger substation about half mile away to allow for expansion. And so new towers to the same L8 design were added and the original terminal tower bypassed and further up the route split and diverted to serve the new substation. Cheers Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 On 30/01/2020 at 18:17, 7APT7 said: Hi All Close ups of the of the Felixstowe Pylons, as they cross the Estuary of the River Stour and the River Orwell, these one stood out from miles around and have been the most unusual pylon's I have ever seen. The main Fly Over the that goes over Two Rivers as you drive to Felixstowe coming from Ipswich side. Regards Jamie They are very similar in style to what I remember of the great yarmouth river crossing I mentioned previously. Hopefully someone can advise, but could they be a similar 1930s era build? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, pharrc20 said: Hi Jamie, all good here lol. Yes I think this was the ill-fated Bonnybridge with buggered clutch trip.... Yep the chunky looking tower used to be a terminal tower where one circuit, the one nearest track fed into a small substation. When new windfarms came on stream I believe they decided to build a larger substation about half mile away to allow for expansion. And so new towers to the same L8 design were added and the original terminal tower bypassed and further up the route split and diverted to serve the new substation. Cheers Paul Hi Paul haha "ill-fated Bonnybridge with buggered clutch trip",,,, Your a comedian.... haha Is that how you remember it,.. Ah, the Happy times that we had lol.... I thought it was far worse than that, personally... but 'Thanks's to the AA' and how many 'Relay's Home' (Four) ... Hmmm well at least we all got home safely, as I remembered rightly, which was the good news, as I thought one of us wasn't going to make it, longest night ever...! Yes Paul, I'll take your word on that one mate, as your probably right.... the Date Stamp on the File is (Friday) 04th October 2013, I think that was the last year then as it was the first year at Gaydon the following week after on 12th & 13th October 2013, which means out two years at Bonnybridge then was October 2012 & October 2013. Regards Jamie Edited February 1, 2020 by 7APT7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharrc20 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 1 hour ago, 7APT7 said: Hi Paul haha "ill-fated Bonnybridge with buggered clutch trip",,,, Your a comedian.... haha Is that how you remember it,.. Ah, the Happy times that we had lol.... I thought it was far worse than that, personally... but 'Thanks's to the AA' and how many 'Relay's Home' (Four) ... Hmmm well at least we all got home safely, as I remembered rightly, which was the good news, as I thought one of us wasn't going to make it, longest night ever...! Yes Paul, I'll take your word on that one mate, as your probably right.... the Date Stamp on the File is (Friday) 04th October 2013, I think that was the last year then as it was the first year at Gaydon the following week after on 12th & 13th October 2013, which means out two years at Bonnybridge then was October 2012 & October 2013. Regards Jamie I've wondered about doing stand up comedy..... memorable for many reasons... like walking up the grass verge of a motorway slip road near Wigan trying to get home to Bolton at the time. Cheers Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 22 minutes ago, pharrc20 said: I've wondered about doing stand up comedy..... memorable for many reasons... like walking up the grass verge of a motorway slip road near Wigan trying to get home to Bolton at the time. Cheers Paul Yes, we all can have counselling for that weekend or each do our own sketch of stand up [of our own interpretations] (as you rightfully put it Paul...lol) and each one of us would be for very different reasons... as uncomfortable as a fart in AA Van oops Space Suit... lol I do still look up to the skies above and think of that weekend with a smile and I look back with fond memories haha... is how I remember it. Yes, I had forgotten that your journey had only just began when we dropped you off, some 9 hours in... lol Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Alton substation today. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Pylon King said: Alton substation today. Wow Pylon King Do you have FULL ACCESS in to these places, all of mine are taken from normally having to Zooooom in on these places. I have a few oddly shaped Pylons to, most are taken as the Pylons are entering some kind Station or Sub Station of some kind. Great Photo's PK. Regards Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pylon King Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, 7APT7 said: Wow Pylon King Do you have FULL ACCESS in to these places, all of mine are taken from normally having to Zooooom in on these places. I have a few oddly shaped Pylons to, most are taken as the Pylons are entering some kind Station or Sub Station of some kind. Great Photo's PK. Regards Jamie Alton sub is right next to the main road which makes viewing relatively easy , the good weather today certainly helped too. Edited February 1, 2020 by Pylon King 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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