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XS3409/1-16

Photographs of the work of the MANWEB Operations Team based at Llanberis, knows as the "Stern Gang". See also XM7915, XMT458.

Item TitleDescriptionArchive Date
XS3409/1 W.H. Bunt, section engineer with Snowdon in a blizzard behind him on the top right.   
XS3409/2 Transformer change at Minffordd, Bangor after an oil spillage incident. The cooling fins have been removed, one is on the ground.   
XS3409/3 Ernie Morris, foreman, and Owen "Nant", linesman with a broken ice loaded conductor near ground level on Line 8, Llanberis-Waunfawr.   
XS3409/4 Line 8 33000 V. after ice loading damage to the top L.H. insulator and the cross arm having been twisted through 90 degrees.   
XS3409/5 Ice loading damage to Line 8 above Llanberis.   
XS3409/6 Broken conductors, due to ice loading, on Line 8.   
XS3409/7 Preparing to change a 33000 Volt line pole near Pen y Groes. Although not very obvious the pole is split into 2 halves (line down side of pole facing camera) by lightning. Morris Parry, R.H. Owen (c...  more  
XS3409/8 Meirion Jones, chargehand, working on 33000 Volt Pylon at Minffordd, Bangor.   
XS3409/9 Work on 33000 Volts Pylon at Minfford, Bangor.   
XS3409/10 Work on 132000 Volts Pylon near Treborth, glass disc broken in insulator string on the bottom left, (lightning damage).   
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