Power to the people

Loath 'em or loath 'em, pylons seem to be an essential part of our infrastructure. I seem to recall reading that overhead power lines are about ten times cheaper than buried cables. I suppose that's because buried cables have to be at a lower voltage than overhead ones, therefore they need to be thicker to cope with the increased current: thicker cables = more copper = more expense. So we're stuck with pylons.


These are near Sutton Stop on the north Oxford; they were nicely lit by the evening sun on 3rd April.


Can't complain really. After all, one of the main uses of canals was the transport of coal, which every early power station burnt.