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Title: Extremely slow moving road shipment Post by: BerkshireBugsy on November 03, 2013, 08:10:46 I know this has nothing to to with rail transport but thought some here may be interested in this movement of a transformer from Didcot power station to avonmouth. I suspect this may be quite a sight (providing your not stuck behind it trying to get somewhere quickly)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24769429 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24769429) Dave Title: Re: Extremely slow moving road shipment Post by: bobm on November 03, 2013, 08:13:55 More information here http://www.wiltshire.police.uk/index.php/home/the-news/5425 (http://www.wiltshire.police.uk/index.php/home/the-news/5425)
There will two other transformers moving in the coming weeks. Interstingly the second one will leave Didcot on a Friday at 6pm because of a planned closure of the A34 that weekend. Makes a change from rail closures.... ;D Title: Re: Extremely slow moving road shipment Post by: trainer on November 03, 2013, 17:17:34 I thought transformers could change into vehicles and move themselves. Or perhaps I have been doing too much looking after young children recently ::)
Title: Re: Extremely slow moving road shipment Post by: BerkshireBugsy on November 03, 2013, 17:21:21 I thought transformers could change into vehicles and move themselves. Or perhaps I have been doing too much looking after young children recently ::) Lol I suspect that the latter may be the case ! Title: Re: Extremely slow moving road shipment Post by: DidcotPunter on November 04, 2013, 22:02:09 I suspect this may be quite a sight (providing your not stuck behind it trying to get somewhere quickly) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24769429 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24769429) Dave It certainly was! I passed it while driving on the A34 northbound some way south of the junction for East Ilsley. Traffic was backed up behind it as far as I could see - I left the A34 at the Chilton interchange. Must have caused chaos. There are two more to come out of Didcot later this month - well worth avoiding! This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |