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Notices for 13th March 2025
When I started the pylons section of the site in summer 2022, with the intention of documenting all of the UK’s electricity pylon (transmission tower) types, I genuinely believed that I would not get far before progress came to an end. Instead, I have been doubly surprised: by how much further this has progressed than expected (with help from many people) and just how many tower types this island nation has dreamt up. It feels like Jon Bruford’s “tower bible” only scratched the surface of what is out there, with many types not known even to enthusiasts. The UK electricity pylon series page is already around 50 pages long, covering (depending how you count them) 54 different tower series (suites/families), 52 of which having at least one illustration, many extensively covered.
2025 has so far proved fruitful, with suggestions of more yet to come.
A challenge to the UK power industry: let’s see how far we can get to 100% completeness before the end of the year. That includes all the 33 and 66 kV towers, of which so little is known, and of which there are so many types: estimated to be at least 30 lower-voltage tower series.
At least two major organisations in the industry did or do use this site as a visual reference, so the more comprehensive we can make it, the better for everyone.
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