Nice post from Henry Kitchen of some SWG upgrades.
Progress! I took a few colleagues for a look at a new #Siemens 8DA10 33kV switchboard under commission at one of our 132/33kV Supply Points in County Durham today. This new switchboard, funded under the Green Recovery Scheme, replaces a switchboard commissioned in 1965 comprising oil circuit breakers of the venerable #Reyrolle L42T4 and L45T4 types, with a number of later Reyrolle L800T breakers joggle-boxed onto the ends in the late 80s and early 90s. I’m often saddened to see ‘old faithful’ equipment like this decommissioned, but the 8DA10 switchboard you see here has the potential to open up new avenues for customers seeking connections to Northern Powergrid’s 33kV network, facilitating decarbonisation projects, new housing and industrial developments and much, much more. Tonight, I’ll be raising a glass to over 59 years of safe and reliable service, thanks in part to the ingenuity and craftsmanship of Reyrolle’s engineering and production staff in Hebburn, all those years ago… 🍻
Shell tellus in 25 litre cans, humped a few of them up and down stairs as an apprentice, however made you get up oily 🤓😂🍺 happy days 💪🏼
Henry if the swgr is going to recycle get the labels they are like old soldiers dog tags and collectible.
That looks like 5 panels of Reyrolle 33kV SMS switchgear in battleship grey.
Power and Energy Consultant at The Infinite Orchard
3moNice one Henry - tend to agree the old Reyrolle kit still had some life in it 😍 Tellus about the relays - what was used on the Reyrolle boards ( any photos) what has replaced them and why is the new kit on the panels and difficult to read by the look of it ? 😎