Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd; Unloading Alstom National Grid Electrical Transformer, from the barge Terra Marique on the River Ribble, Preston UK

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An enormous electrical transformer being delivered in two sections weighing 271 tonnes. The load was brought from Ellesmere Port on a sea-going barge and along the River Ribble. It is for the National Grid substation at Howick Cross Lane in Penwortham.

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Size: 5184px × 3455px
Location: Preston, Lancashire, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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