8360f Gibraltar Farm

Wrinkley kindly sent this photo for publication.

 

It shows work to the south of the tracks at Gibraltar Farm. The exercise involved diverting National Grid wires which crossed ("oversailed") the to-be-electrified railway with too little clearance for safety.

 

The wires were cut then replaced by a new set of wires which passed under the tracks through a newly drilled bore.

 

Wrinkley added: "The north side cable is terminated about 200 metres before the overhead cable crossing point, the cable then goes underground south under the track and terminator. That track was used as access for the south side.

 

I think this route was chosen rather that tunnelling from the last post before the crossing on the north side because the ground in that area is very marshy and access would be very difficult. As it is, they had to make an access road to the north side terminator using timber boards.

 

The redundant cable is disconnected at both ends and some of it is lying in the field."

 

Copyright Wrinkley 2017.

 

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