Pipe burster, with UPVC sewer pipe attached, at the head of the access trench, Ponteland, Northumberland, England, UK.

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During the replacement of a sewer. Pipe bursters are used to replace an existing damaged or deteriorating sewer by being fed into an existing drain where, acting like a horizontal pile driver, their hammering action bursts the drain, and as they make progress though it, drag into position the replacement UPVC sewer pipe attached to them.

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Size: 3672px × 4740px
Location: Ponteland, Northumberland, England, UK.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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