Weatherlawyer wrote
Davey wrote
Rod Speed wrote

You've got this steel cable

Yes.

with sharp bits on it,

Nope.

So how does it cut?

You want to see something wild and cutting?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp0DqARvjwY

What exactly is the reason in 2016 that electricity
has to go on pylons through forestry land?

Because that is a lot cheaper than the alternatives.

It it only considered fit for growing giant vegetables on,
it wouldn't hurt to pipe the stuff below ground would it?

Much more expensive to do it that way.

Or is it a beauty spot where cutting a trench would render
the view deplorable even if they did it with a mole?

Nope.

Or is it that the contract for maintenance is better?

Cheaper, yep.