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30°, 25° and 20° angle tower series comparison

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Overview

Use this page to help identify UK electricity pylon series by D30, S30, D20 and D25 angle towers. Within each voltage class the tower series are arranged in approximate chronological order of introduction. See the comparisons page for other comparisons. See the series page for the list of known series.

Not all series are covered by this page; coverage is limited to available data. See the project completeness page for details.

Three and four circuit and dual voltage

Blaw Knox K1373 M SEW
Blaw Knox K1373 M DEW
Blaw Knox K1373 M (four-tier)
Blaw Knox K1373 M (special crossarms)
Rannoch-Abernethy four circuit angle 1
Spey Valley M 132/33 kV SEW
Spey Valley M 132/33 kV DEW
Milliken E177 F30 (33 kV)

Double circuit

30° double-circuit angle towers (deviation/tension towers) by series.

33 and 66 kV

SEE SL3(b) D20
Milliken E177 D30
Milliken K721 D20
J L Eve C15 0.1 D20
J L Eve C15 0.15 D20
Blaw Knox K1373 B SEW
Blaw Knox K1373 B DEW
Blaw Knox K4611 DB SEW
Blaw Knox K4611 DB DEW
NWE SL7 D30
SEE SL8 D30
NWE SL4 D30
J L Eve C333 D20
Abergavenny/Cwmbran D20
Preston D30
Preston alternative D30
Blaw Knox K9906 D30
L4(m) 66 D30

132 kV

Note that some K1373/K4611-type lines—whose towers are depicted above—have been uprated for 132 kV.

The designated angles for the Tummel–Keith types are not known.

CS PL1 D30
EE PL1 D30
NWE PL1 D30
SEE PL1a D30
MEE PL1 D30
SEE PL1(b) D30
Tummel–Abernethy “M” A
Spey Valley M 132/132 kV
Spey Valley M 132/132 kV, short peak
CE PL3 D30 SEW
CE PL3 D30 DEW
CE PL4 D30
CE PL4 DD30
SEE PL7 D30
SEE PL7 DD30
Blaw Knox K5735 DD30
SWE PL16 D30
SWE PL16 DD30
PL16 D30 (strengthened)
Eve C670 D30
Eve C670 D30 (strengthened)
Eve C534 D30
Eve C772 D30
Blaw Knox T1498 D30L
L7(c) D30
Eve C1415 D30
Quoich–Broadford D30L
L7(c) D30, double earthwire
L4(m) D30

275 kV

Note that L2 towers were designed for 275 and 380 (or 400) kV and are listed under 400 kV below.

L66 D30
Blaw Knox L3/L3(c) D30
J L Eve L3 D30
Blaw Knox T2175 D30
L8 RD30

400 kV

L2 D30
Balfour Beatty L6 D30
BICC L6 D30
Blaw Knox L6 D30
J L Eve L6 D30
L9(c) LD30/LD20 EC
L6(c) D30
L6m D30
L2 D30 DMC
L8(c) D30
L12 D25
L12 LD30
L13 LD30
SSE400 D25
AS4 AD25

Single circuit

30° and 20° single-circuit angle towers (deviation/tension towers) by series.

33 and 66 kV

Milliken E102 S20
Milliken E177 S30
[Marshall] S20
SEE SL4 S30

110 kV

Blaw Knox K1641 S30

132 kV

CS PL1 S30
EE PL1 S30
SEE PL1a S30
SEE PL1(b) S30
CE PL3 S30 SEW
CE PL3 S30 DEW
Blaw Knox K5297 S30 SEW
Blaw Knox K1201 S30
Blaw Knox K1201 SS30
Blaw Knox K1420 S30

The following types have been observed but no documentation has been recovered and the designations are for convenience only:

L4(m) S30 (A)
L4(m) S30 (B)

275 kV

L34 S30
Coylton–Auchencrosh 30° tower

400 kV

C-IVI-1 angle