On 05/01/18 09:50, alan_m wrote:
On 04/01/2018 11:47, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Just how many time to these have to be replaced in a storm before they
get
the message that they'd survive a storm if underground?


And how many times do they have to be replaced when a JCB digs them up
before they get the message that they survive road/building work if kept
above ground where they can be seen?

In my case only once in 17 years and that was because an HGV drove over
the verge and punched a stone through the armour

All in all at the rural 11KV level accidents are far less frequent on
undergrounded cables

They are arguably far less dangerous too in a packed urban environment


I cant remember seeing an overhead 11KV in a major town


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