2009

NZ1239 : Wind turbine nacelle passing through Tow Law on A68

taken 15 years ago, near to Tow Law, County Durham, England

Wind turbine nacelle passing through Tow Law on A68
Wind turbine nacelle passing through Tow Law on A68
I spotted this heavy load/wide vehicle coming towards me so I quickly got ahead of it and parked up. The vehicle had just cleared the main high street and was accelerating, hence the blurred picture taken at just 1/30 second and ISO 800.

The nacelle, the bit housing the turbine and that the blades are attached too was stunningly large, almost as high as the eaves of the houses. I would imagine that it's quite heavy too given that it is on a 5 axle/20 tyre flat bed trailer, complete with a German registration plate at the front.

I have submitted another pic showing a forward view, see NZ1239 : Wind turbine nacelle passing through Tow Law (A68)

For more info on the inside of the beast see LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

This is a wind turbine that will be noticeably taller than other wind turbines in the vicinity, 100 metres tip height, see the developers info at LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

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Category: Wind turbines
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Wind Turbine Nacelle Passing through Tow Law [2] Other Photos: · Wind turbine nacelle passing through Tow Law (A68) ·
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Ian Porter   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 6 February, 2009   (more nearby)
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Friday, 6 February, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1202 3909 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:44.7977N 1:48.8878W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1204 3906
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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