Here are some images of a regular abnormal load operation in Caithness. These Towheads are constructed in Invergordon, loaded onto a Dutch bargr and towed up to Wick, thus avoiding the notorious hairpin bend and gradient on Berriedale Brae on the A9. After being loaded onto a 16 axle bogie in this case owned by Mamoet they are towed another 5 miles or so off Wick Harbour to the Subsea 7 site at Wester on the John o Groats road. Here large diameter piplines are welded together stretchig some 7 kilometres inland on a narrow gauge railway track. The Towheads are attached in front , midway and at the rear of the pipline which contains other smaller diameter pipes and cables. On completion large tugs tow the pipeline out over the beach with up to four vessels assisting front and back and out semi submerged to an oil rig several miles out to sea and lowered onto .the seabed.
Thanks to Leyland600, Lawrence Dunbar and Buzzer for the pics, cracking lot 
The tricky job of moving the towheads through Wick, thanks to Glen Wallace.
Oily
Thanks for posting the Berriedale Brae images, you have been up in the graveyard Oily.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Hi oily, great credit to these drivers negotiating that housing estate on the northside of Wick Harbour and out onto the A9.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Thanks to servo for he pics
The Rover, remember them well, the 90 sticks in my mind having had a drive in one, seem to remember the unusual cranked gear stick linkage on top of the transmission tunnel, and freewheel knob under the dash, well appointed with Connolly leather and solid wood dash and door cappings, all the gen here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_P4#Rover_90
Oily
Only posted this yesterday on flickr, rope and sheet appreciated world wide 
. never had any other photo take off like this has.
Oily
servo88:
Oh, I passed my IAM in one of those P4 ‘aunty’ Rovers. They were such a pleasure to drive! I had two: a 95 and a 100. I can still hear that straight-six pulse and the quiet, sweet gearbox whine. Brilliant cars. . Robert
Hi Oily, This Pilkingtons wagon is an AEC Regal III single decker or a Regent III double deck chassis. with a low chassis suited to carrying large sheets of plate glass. I had a driver who drove for Pilkingtons most of his working life.
Cheers, Leyland 600
Oh the Mary Hopkins moment a taste full restoration , know the owner as he has a team of horses as well Buzzer.
Hi Buzzer,
Here she is in a previous life, Molepowers pic reposted from Devon Companies thread,
Nice one Buzzer that cab brings back memories, tho’ it was a Mercury I had for a while, positives for me were the gearbox including the overdrive, great when you got it into its stride, all round view from cab combined with good mirrors also a good heater and not forgetting the one sweep down/up window handle, comfortable cab compared to the LAD cabbed Comet 400 (driver’s seat, ouch) I had previously. On the other hand, there seemed to be a heaviness to it, almost ■■■■■■■■■■ in comparison to the Comet and no more able. I had it new for the best part of a year during which the only downtime was a problem with the manifold down pipe cracking, modification of engine mountings sorted that.
Oily
