Someone put some pics up of this the other day I think , impressive stuff , although there must of been bigger transported ? … 1 for rikki , why do they use the setup they do even though the load itself is just a box ? Or is there something there what can’t be seen as to why it requires the trailer needed
Well it is a big lump of iron, copper and transformer oil. I’m surprised it’s going to Germany (Unless its coming back after an overhaul.
Read the comments - Daily Mail readers really are muppets.
They had to start when they did as the A34 was being closed for the weekend for work on Beedon Bridge. The DM have got it wrong, only Didcot A Site is closing, the gas fired B Site is still running.
Smoggie89:
Someone put some pics up of this the other day I think , impressive stuff , although there must of been bigger transported ? … 1 for rikki , why do they use the setup they do even though the load itself is just a box ? Or is there something there what can’t be seen as to why it requires the trailer needed
It’s to spread the weight, more axles = less weight on each axle.
This transformer must have been transported by road before when the power station was built,their is a lot of weight of the 640 tons with the trailer and ballasted tractors because of the axle weights in modern heavy haulage. It would be interesting to know who transported originally into didcot probably with a lot less axles ie wynns or Pickfords maybe.
G8YMW:
Well it is a big lump of iron, copper and transformer oil. I’m surprised it’s going to Germany (Unless its coming back after an overhaul.
According to the article its going to Retford Notts?
Sat Nav - “Course correction - Make a U-turn when possible” 
As usual the media today make such hype out of something that has been going on for the last 50 years or more.
Its easy moving loads such as this in this day and age with the motorway network as we know it today.
They should look back in their archives and see how the job was done by proper drivers and crews when they had to use the old ‘A’ roads through town centres without the aid of sat nav etc, during the building of the national grid in the 1960’s.
Wynn’s were the masters at moving such things and i would put money on the loads being moved were just as heavy and they used fewer axles and horse power.
There is an ongoing argument about the heaviest ever load moved on UK roads- with various claimants to the title including this one- however the headline is misleading - as it is in no way the biggest in the terms of height/length or width with many loads over the years being far larger - here is just one for example
BBC said it was going 10mph, not 4mph like the daily mail thinks.
Is that going down into Delph?
moomooland:
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There have been weekend movements of heavy haul from J16 of the M6 to Seaforth the past couple of weeks,
Was reported yesterday that no one could overtake the load when it was crossing Thelwall due to the weight.
Be interesting to find out what the weight was, and moreso what kind of weight limit something like Thelwall has.
B1 GGK:
Is that going down into Delph?
Yes heading down towards Delph on the A62.
The pub at the time was the Cross Keys now a Chinese restaurant.
B1 GGK:
There have been weekend movements of heavy haul from J16 of the M6 to Seaforth the past couple of weeks,
Was reported yesterday that no one could overtake the load when it was crossing Thelwall due to the weight.Be interesting to find out what the weight was, and moreso what kind of weight limit something like Thelwall has.
One of these that moved on 13th October was 540 tonnes
took nine months to arrange and still caused 13 mile tailback 
40 years ago it probably would have been half the weight given how axle loading has changed. There’s 3 times the number of axles now.
Did a quick search and came up with this…1,200 tonnes!!!
bridgend:
This transformer must have been transported by road before when the power station was built,their is a lot of weight of the 640 tons with the trailer and ballasted tractors because of the axle weights in modern heavy haulage. It would be interesting to know who transported originally into didcot probably with a lot less axles ie wynns or Pickfords maybe.
Only difference is, when it went in it would of gone in dry!
The Daily Mail appears to have changed it’s article since last night, when it quite clearly stated it was going to Germany,
And as for the people posting comments, what a bunch of sad, xenophobic, half wiited, self important [zb] . 