Pylon King

A few more 33kV pre grid towers.

15 hours ago, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said:

Not too bad then! Are there any plans for them?

I’m looking at one or two more recent “polon” designs .  Future projects are to move away from latticework and focus on building power grid structures which are more straight forward for others to copy and build .

On 21/05/2020 at 09:27, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said:

They look like small PL16s!! I wonder if they the design was based off them? These would be a nice size for a model railway.

This particular design  probably dates back to the 1920’s , at 60-70 feet in height , wouldn’t be too imposing on most layouts as well as covering  a broad timeline.

A few more photos featuring various 33kV pre grid designs.

13 hours ago, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said:

That's the sort of thing my cat would do as well! That model appears to be the Scalelink one

Definitely.

A good job this cat’s got nine lives.

8 hours ago, LMS_LNER_SR_GWR_fan2004 said:

 

I wonder of the last photo of of the substation at Bramford being as it mentions the Sizewell-Sundon route. If so then that could be the last BB L6 DT that remains there or it's one of the towers that has been replaced by L12's (nearly all the terminal towers at the substation are now L12s)

Why were the BB L6 DTs’ replaced with L12s’ ? 

Just received this in the post a few days ago , both fascinating and very informative.

1:76 scale Oxford Diecast Western Power Distribution with  33kV terminal polon.

400 kV BICC L6 D90 towers - Nursling to Lovedean route.

Photos from today.

Powering OO/4mm towns, cities and factories up and down the land.

A few interesting pieces of promotional material obtained the other week.

PL16 plans/blueprints.

PL1 model construction.const

Just completed - 1:76 scale PL1 132kV pylon, design dates back to the late 1920’s.

Another PL1S blueprint.  

A couple of PL1 blueprints. 

Western Power Distribution reminder. 

8 hours ago, 7APT7 said:

 

Wow Pylon King

 

That's a great Pylon, so when you " the latter also takes the line down from quad to duo. " .... Are you referring to the Number of Cable Power Lines... 4 down to 2 per arm on the Pylon...?

 

Would I be correct in saying there is insulators for every Cable Line where a New Cable Ends/Starts on the D1 Type (Hmmm is it...!) so to speak...?

 

Regards

Jamie

Yes , this BB D90 converts the line down to two wires . From here the line splits ; west to Walham substation (mainly L2) and south to Upper Minety/Melksham subs (L2).

On 07/02/2020 at 15:29, L2's are great! said:

 

On 07/02/2020 at 15:29, L2's are great! said:

Hi everyone, finally found a proper L6 Balfour Beatty D90, fairly rare and unusual for D90s with even crossarms.

 

Kind regards, Felix

The Oxford to Walham line - New Botley (Oxford) and Needlehole (Cotswolds) , the latter also takes the line down from quad to duo. 

Attended the Alton show on Saturday, some great layouts  covering various themes but as usual not a single utility pole, pylon or substation. However there was gasworks modelled  in 1:76 scale.