Super sized transport takes over London road as police escort 178 tonne transformer

A super large vehicle blocks a road in London while police hold traffic to let the slow moving transport pass through. Two trucks and a special trailer were required to move this electrical grid transformer due to it's weight and size. Part I: https://youtu.be/Y4WK8ATc65A Part II: https://youtu.be/zXSp-KOTSew Allelys Heavy Haulage transported this Hyosung supergrid transformer cradled within a Goldhofer girder frame trailer, pulled and pushed by two MAN TGX tractors. The abnormal load weighed 178 tonnes and required special measures to squeeze through the ancient city overnight. The supergrid transformer was delivered to the new Bengeworth Road Substation off Cold Harbour Lane in Brixton on Sunday morning at first light. The 400kV Bengeworth Road Substation in Lambeth will be the first in the country to be sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) free. National Grid and Linxon are working on the new substation as part of the £1billion London Power Tunnels 2 project. The Metropolitan Police escorted the wide load from Leatherhead in Surrey to Brixton in London over the weekend, after it left the Port of Tilbury on Friday. Several police vehicles closed roads as the oversized load moved at slow speeds, avoiding certain weight restrictions, low bridges and narrow streets by taking an extensive route through the capital city. Read more: https://www.nationalgrid.com/media-centre/press-releases/london-power-tunnels-substation-takes-delivery-supergrid-transformers-and-uk-first-sf6-free Recorded: February 2nd, 2025 --------------------------------------------------- Join this channel to show support: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVojUJxFWdMNFKtIp5417Qw/join Outroduction Music: Watch it Glow - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/fQ8MwJ8Ptw8 --------------------------------------------------- Ⓒ CobraEmergency