Very heavy transport escorted by police Tesla

[@CobraEmergency]

Allelys transported the Siemens Energy generator, weighing 356 tonnes, from the Port of Ipswich to the Eye Synchronous Condenser Plant (read more: conradenergy.co.uk/energy-generation/grid-stability/yaxley-synchronous-condenser/ ) in Yaxley, Suffolk The heavy load took an unusual route to avoid as many bridges as possible, to reduce the risk of damage. This is with the exception of one point on the route where a temporary over-bridge had to be built, as seen in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rOZoFvZ759rq8 It also had to avoid an awkward junction that meant it couldn't go down the 'correct' side of the A14.

[@mar07in]

@scabthecat lmfao what are you on about

[@GlasgowCeltic88]

The sheer number of people not looking in their side or rear view mirrors is mindblowing....

[@paul8161]

That and beeping their horn like muppets.

[@Wriggs74]

That's exactly what I thought.

[@Orcaben1]

As someone who's done emergency driver training, i can say that a huge majority of it is trying to predict peoples stupidity, a lot of the time, even though you're in a brightly coloured car, with flashing lights and an almost deafening siren, people are still in their own worlds and don't see you, hence why you might see emergency vehicles slowing down when trying to overtake vs speeding up, many times have accidents been caused because an overtake has been conducted and an idiot just yeets their vehicle infront of you without looking. The biggest annoyance for me personally is when you're responding 999, full lights and sirens, you're having to really push the limits to get to the destination and you're right up someone's arse and either out of sheer detachment to their surroundings or arrogance for staying put, they don't move out the way, and i'll end up stuck behind them delaying my time. You used to be able to report these drivers for prosecution but now everything is so under budgeted, you still can but there's really no point as it doesn't get noticed unless it's really bad like purposely blocking a vehicle and showing the intent to do so. Before doing the training, i had no idea the sheer scale of idiots on the road, now, i wonder how so many even pass their practical driving tests!

[@5thribroarn304]

Whoa, that is a large load!! I have never seen so many tires on a Trailer before!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@CobraEmergency]

Thanks for watching! It's huge. This video doesn't do the trailer justice; earlier and later in the day we filmed it steering and levelling out as it navigated tight town streets and over a temporary bridge. Hoping to share that soon!

[@johnspear3452]

There is a maximum axle weight of 16.5t on UK roads that all vehicles have to abide by hence mobile cranes with 5 or 6 axles. This is to spread the load and not damage the road surface, this probably has less ground pressure than a normal lorry.

[@5thribroarn304]

@@johnspear3452 That's cool to learn!! I used to work with Two 50 Ton Cranes above my head while fitting up a new ACC Propeller to one of the Propeller Shafts. The correct weight distribution is very important, along with having great crane operators!!

[@davidrobert2007]

@@johnspear3452 Nothing like a bit of over engineering 👍

[@bobanob1967]

I reckon any new guy gets the job of checking the tyre pressures each day!

[@DonaldFraser-c9v]

Now that is a very large and expensive haulage outfit pulling and pushing an equally important and expensive piece of equipment. That size of a moving operation would have taken a lot of planing and co-ordination to make it all work smoothly on the day. An excellent and highly interesting video of very large loads on the move. Thank you for sharing this.

[@CobraEmergency]

Thanks for watching. These are huge operations that take months if not years of planning. It's fascinating watching infrastructure being changed and updated and seeing how it all moves around. Happy to provide.

[@IwanTimmermans]

The generator is to charge the police tesla?

[@1tonyboat]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍

[@SkullBanker-68]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@D-M-J]

Soooo funny forgot to laugh 🙄

[@sliderdriver1]

Not one but to recovery trucks for when the tesla battery says no😂

[@DutchPoliceChanel]

@@IwanTimmermans in belgium thats actualy how they charge the police Tesla’s

[@oliversteinmetztrainsandav4940]

nice one of getting Lancaster because she was doing flyipasts in Norfolk and Suffolk after being to Eastbourne Airshow

[@CobraEmergency]

Thanks! It caught me out unexpectedly. Glad to see Leader is back in action.

[@EifelBlaulichtTV]

I love the commentary! It gives the video a nice spirit! Also, nice catch!

[@CobraEmergency]

Thank you very much! I think it really makes the videos more informative, unique and original. 😁

[@999EmergencyResponses]

Nice footage. Very interesting to see a police Tesla!

[@petercdowney]

If I had it my way, we'd have police driving Ferraris!

[@googleexplorers7209]

@@petercdowney If I had it my way I would have traffic cops driving 1.2 corsa diesels

[@1tonyboat]

it ran out of battery, just up the road ....all those lights 🤣🤣

[@trainman665]

@@1tonyboat No it didn’t.

[@CobraEmergency]

Thanks for watching! Yeah it was worth featuring that in the video.

[@curlywood]

Nice job there Mate and im suprised you spoke for the first time

[@CobraEmergency]

It occurred to me the other day; it will be so much easier to narrate it rather than trying to write it all. But I don't intend to talk throughout the best bits. 😁

[@5thribroarn304]

Beautiful countryside also!!

[@1tonyboat]

That`s Suffolk for you boy ...

[@Crimetvuk]

@@1tonyboat☝️100%

[@CobraEmergency]

Suffolk is very lush and expansive! Always enjoy being there.

[@silvershoes9724]

@@5thribroarn304 I was thinking that. Lovely views of the surrounding trees around 10:30 onwards.

[@5thribroarn304]

@@silvershoes9724 I love trees!! Growing up on a rural farm with 800 wooded acres was more than a blessing!! Trees are so much more beautiful and delightful to see than concrete or pavement on every inch of soil. I do believe things should be spaced out, to have breathing space themselves!!

[@rugby__tog]

Just goes to show how many drivers don’t check their mirrors

[@D-M-J]

Yeah but honestly it's not really shocking

[@Afc1987]

just think of the pressure the lorry driver is under with that load sheer concentration

[@marco_grt4460]

That generator will provide enough power for that Tesla 😀. Jokes aside, is great to see this type of transport, is incredible the challenge of the weight and the size of the cargo on narrowest and/or busiest road have the crew

[@JamieW-o7b]

Seems that where there's a wheel, there's a way. Well done Abbey transport, very professional!

[@sallycullum6034]

❤awesome I saw that convoy on Sunday evening Heart

[@SMX815]

Great review & they are a behemoth! That is one large load

[@CobraEmergency]

Thanks for watching. They are huge!

[@scrapyardwarriorvlogging]

I literally live down the road from the final location of this beast. It is huuuuuuge!

[@trimley]

Nice to see you in Suffolk

[@seagullsbtn]

Lancaster was a surprise

[@trs4u]

Nice! A synchronous condenser is basically an electrical flywheel, needed because we connect Renewable Energy (which doesn't have much rotating mass to stabilise mains AC) like wind and solar direct to loads. Most of our Variable RE should be dumped into storing e-NG (renewable natural gas) and then we can mostly rely on gas power stations (which would be NetZero because e-NG is) for grid stability, fixing intermittency (sun not shining, wind not blowing) at the same time. We need these while we're still 'doing VRE wrong'!

[@paul8161]

Thanks for your post it was very interesting.

[@CobraEmergency]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the information! I was trying to research more about it but with one thing and another I didn't get it all absorbed (it took all day to film and was very tiring!) So basically it acts as a stabilizer to the national grid.

[@ryanfoxley6756]

These wide loads amaze me! Such huge trailers and all them wheels stick the load on a flat bed and away you go

[@sellier-bellot22]

Looks heavy enough !!! LOL😄

[@bossco2001]

Another cool and fun video to watch. Huge machinery.

[@RonnN-gf8tm]

2:39. Grey hatchback car...I swear that's an old 80s Saab...looks like old Fernstiens car...old nieghbour from the 80s

[@ltrtg13]

The grey car is actually a Mark 3 2.8 litre Ford Capri.

[@christasmith6004]

Hi, does anyone know any specifics about this load, like what horse power that front truck and back truck had engine wise?, and what the overall length was from front cab to the very back of the far cab.

[@rosslirashid4569]

Channel terbaik ❤❤❤❤❤

[@wendy-janewatson8234]

Awesome video. Thank you for sharing this. 🙂🙂🙂

[@patrickcarey393]

From a Canadian perspective it looks like they have sent regular traffic down the wrong way so the load would be on its own on the right side of the road. Really thrilled to see the Lancaster. As a young child they flew over my home along with Mustangs, Spitfires, Hurricanes and Harvard trainers almost every day. I even remember the individual sounds of the engines. The Spitfires had a whistling sound that you could only hear after it passed.

[@halcyondaystunes]

The traffic on the left side is going in the correct direction, this is The UK where we drive on the left. The traffic that would have been on the right side has been stopped or diverted. 😂

[@patrickcarey393]

@@halcyondaystunes Thanks for the explanation. It must be difficult to drive safely when the steering wheel is on the left side of the car.

[@JL-rx6hl]

it is and as your steering wheels are on the left you will know

[@inyobill]

Gotta love the Lorry drivers responding to the folks waving

[@CobraEmergency]

Yeah they're really awesome 👌

[@pokofresh]

I find your videos incredibly interesting! I’m really curious, how do you gather the information about where a transport is taking place, whether it’s military or civilian cargo?

[@scottruxton800]

How do you find out about abnormal loads getting transported?

[@noelmcauliffe]

There are some docs on this heavy haulage firm Allelys,well worth a watch

[@CobraEmergency]

I'll have to dig my teeth into those. Cheers!

[@noelmcauliffe]

@@CobraEmergency You're welcome,I guarantee you wont be disappointed and seeing your video reminded me of them, just when I was quickly running out of things I fancied watching I'm now having a heavy haulage binge,so cheers to you too mate

[@GrayDJames]

I couldn't figure out the arrangement with that rolling road block; I am sure it is obvious when you know the procedure, but try as I might I didn't get it. It was heading towards where the load was coming from with presumably vehicles constantly piling up behind. So how did that work?

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

That wilk be a little stress test for that road surface. 😅

[@RamadhanYogaPratama03]

TGX 41.640 ??

[@ZetecinsideMotorsport]

So is it a really big DRUPS then, without the diesel element. Just a big flywheel which smooths the power out.

[@markwright3161]

2:29 Good to see at least 1 caravan trying to create an emergency corridor. It is actually official guidance for UK dual carriageways when there isn't a hard shoulder, but as per usual the authorities don't think to let everyone know. I only know from following what I guess you'd call a UK driving education channel, I think it was Ashley Neal I first heard about it from.

[@JL-rx6hl]

woman in the white mini totally unaware of the copper behind her at 2.48

[@Lancashire999]

Great video!

[@zosothezephead837]

The Bristol load is the heaviest at approx 600 tons.

[@CobraEmergency]

Oh yeah? I read about one somewhere in the southeast approaching 600ts but not that one.

[@Des-n8b]

anyone please explain why it couldnt go with normal flow of traffic

[@SortedKing]

Who got stuck in traffic on the A14? with the person trying to jump off the Orwell bridge or something (idk if it was a person trying to jump off. I just heard that) I was stuck in traffic for an hour and a half, 4 ambulances drove past , 2 police and a fire truck AND what made it even worse was we were stuck on the onramp for the A14 so it was one lane so it was REALLY tight AND the was a lorry so it was even tighter

[@iamjesper]

Would this generator seem sufficient for my planned camping trips?

[@markwright3161]

Maybe get a second one just to be safe :)

[@emergencymedianorfolk]

ooo really nice! got this as it came out of kingslynn.

[@fredmargerum1486]

@emergencymedianorfolk no this us a different heavier load. It came out of a ship in Ipswich docks, yesterday morning. Before being Transported to Nr Eye.

[@emergencymedianorfolk]

@@fredmargerum1486 sorry, i believe what i got may have been a transformer or something

[@rudivandoornegat2371]

Does second tractor truck push the back of heavy transport trailer or is it for steering?

[@CobraEmergency]

It's for the extra power. The trailer has someone sat on the back for steering. All though I'm sure it can aid with steering if needed but I don't know.

[@rudivandoornegat2371]

Aah, thank you

[@SuperGoodison]

@@CobraEmergency purely for extra pushing

[@CobraEmergency]

@@SuperGoodison Cheers

[@heavyhaulage1]

Don’t forget for the braking also

[@michaelhart931]

Lancaster was going to Eastbourne airshow

[@CobraEmergency]

Superb! Cheers. Glad to see Leader again.

[@archerhuszar6988]

4:38 police Tesla, 5:28 the over size load.

[@STACHUrka]

2:18 Police car no 37 have a dot on roof, this is marking for car with armed personnel?

[@CobraEmergency]

A dot (°) indicates a response, patrol, traffic car, or other standard police vehicle. An asterisk (*) is used for armed personnel.

[@Bobtidbury]

Why did the load have to go wrong lane ?

[@lionelclementofficial]

Because it would be difficult to clear the right lane as officers would have to be all over the entire highway just to keep it clear from speeders and such when the wrong lane can be blocked from the start and traffic can flow freely, in the right lane same can happen however it's less predictable of what could happen

[@petergardner5002]

Maybe bridges higher on that side?

[@wotrulke5868]

@@petergardner5002 🤣😂🤣😂

[@johnspear3452]

Access, you would have to go via the bridge (which is not rated for this load) and bends, it is much easier (therefore quicker and causing less disruption) to take the slip roads in the wrong direction than try to negotiate roundabouts correctly with that trailer. The A14 section of this move was actually done very quickly (considering).

[@mipmipmipmipmip-v5x]

From the viewpoint of most countries, the heavy load trucks are driving on the correct side 😂

[@johnawalker9261]

COBRA is an abbreviation for Cabinet Office Briefing Room A, so why was this a COBRA Emergency?

[@AaronCable-tf9tt]

I think I saw a police tesla at an ev motorshow when I was at college I had to go to it I think it was part of work experience for some reason I think it was a model 3 I think it was the excel place in London

[@daveytn]

I thought STGO 3 was upto a maximum of 150,000 kgs...

[@murphychris9811]

but at least there green they have 1 tesla

[@SneezingEagle]

Impressive

[@kieran8564]

What is that used for can anyone explain 🤔

[@deezelfairy]

Generator from a power station

[@koencone1]

"T444 AHH" nice plate lol

[@roddyk05]

Wave at 3:28 😂

[@markoliver1162]

why is the driver sitting on the left and not right

[@mikeprzyrembel]

Because that's where the controls are.

[@markwright3161]

These heavy haulage companies are very specialised, so there won't be enough jobs in the UK alone to support them, so they will do jobs on the continent as well. If they're doing as many if not more miles there, then LHD makes more sense. -It may also just be that these more specialised trucks are only built LHD, so if the UK company wants one, they have only LHD trucks available to buy, and converting to RHD isn't worth it when they spend so much time under police escort anyway.- Edit; Looking again, one of the trucks is RHD, and in another video multiple of them are RHD, so the second sentence isn't the reason (hence -this- ). This company must just do a lot of work on the continent and have both LHD and RHD trucks, and occasionally they need more trucks in the UK for a job, so will us a LHD unit for that.

[@kenc3288]

How many times did the Tesla have to recharge..?😡😡

[@Mklepiros]

Those low-boys also have electro magnets to hold it down..

[@Ken10001]

Going the wrong way? No doubt FSD was engaged,...😀.

[@digitalradiohacker]

(tries to film a heavy road movement) *Gets buzzed by a Lancaster

[@21ld48]

Using the wrong side of the road is a real good way to make sure you cause maximum disruption

[@davidrobert2007]

The convoy went on the wrong side of the A14 for two reasons - 1) the bridge over the A14 at the Whitehouse Interchange would not withstand the weight of the generator. 2) It would not have been possible for this behemoth to negotiate the roundabout at the bottom of the A140 turning right, but would be relatively easy to turn right onto the A140 from the wrong side of the A14. The disruption is necessary if we want to enjoy an electricity supply 😊

[@21ld48]

As someone who lives around the area of the A14 I can assure you Cambridge council do everything in their power to cause disruption and traffic. They probably creamed over these plans when they saw them

[@kevincarroll1983]

"NO 4/5G Mast! Not in my area! I'll fight it with my dying breath!!!"..... "Why doesn't my phone work properly.. never has reception... this is a disgrace"

[@21ld48]

@@kevincarroll1983 3G stopped working when 4G came out, now 4G doesn’t work if your phone can go on 5G. Anyone who thinks that’s normal is part of the problem

[@farmerstephen]

What a load of work to just move that. Yea it was big. But why all the police cars, once the road is closed just go.

[@markwright3161]

When they're moving onto other types of roads, they need the police to mark a boundary that the general public can't enter. This thing obviously can't stop easily, and can't get going again very easily either if they do, but there are people who are clueless and would step out in front of this thing to get a selfie with it, or just be completely oblivious in an attempt to cross the road or something. The problem with something this size is that when it goes between different roads, police vehicles can't get ahead of it again to block junctions, etc, so they need to get the vehicles there in advance, or if something is driving in front of it for one single carriageway, they are best just staying in front for the dual carriageway for the next single carriageway rather than pulling off then trying to battle through traffic to get ahead of the load again.

[@Tomo-hb2tq]

Why are they going down the wrong way

[@ZakisChannel]

This is what I do in euro truck simulator 2

[@jamesdavey7014]

Why was it not moved at night ! There too many wide loads moved during the day.

[@SuperGoodison]

You'll have to talk to the Ministry of Transport. They set the times of movement

[@JaneGalvin]

Always one Clown that asks a Retarded Question. 😂😂😂

[@jamesbeckwith3639]

Yes... timed for the utmost inconvenience to road users when night time would be a lot better with a lot less traffic on the road... I bet that tail back was really massive.

[@SuperGoodison]

@jamesbeckwith3639 ah yes, you know better

[@JaneGalvin]

@@jamesbeckwith3639 Can’t move a Load this size at Night you Utter Balloon. Stick to asking do you want fries with that Clown.

[@J_Taylor_1066]

Anyone remember train truckers???

[@Orcaben1]

having a police tesla is super cool looking but super bloody stupid

[@jimpackard8059]

What is the point of that Tesla for day to day use ? It is not catching many criminals whilst it is plugged in.

[@Thomashorsman]

most police cars aren’t driving 24/7, they’re either at a job or they’re in the station where the officers are writing up the job, considering they can get charged in a station at about 44 miles per hour it will have plenty of time to recharge

[@zosothezephead837]

Build-up far too long, otherwise nice vid.

[@Judith-c6r]

Was that a generator to keep the police car charged?

[@Alyster_FutureBiker]

3:28 WHAT WAS THAT LAUGH

[@CobraEmergency]

That was Gertrude. Someone brought along their goat to watch the abnormal load. Gertrude said it wasn't too baaaad.

[@Alyster_FutureBiker]

@@CobraEmergency That might be the funniest shit I've ever heard 😆 🤣 💀

[@sthpac6910]

I still say it is cheaper to build this generator at the location it will be used, this is ridiculous.

[@RickPeake01]

140 tyres...😂

[@RussRimspoke-o4t]

I get 252 tyres, including tractor units back and front!

[@CHRIS-xm1do]

I actually saw the police milk float today at martlesham, should have had a fire engine in tow just in case it caught fire.They already had recovery vehicles!!

[@hanshartfiel6394]

Absolutely ridiculous. Transports that should be done at night to reduce the disruption for the normal traffic. They do that in Germany and other countries so why not here?

[@davidadderson2100]

They prefer moving in daylight as it’s easier for manoeuvring and easier for other road users to see what’s coming

[@jamesbeckwith3639]

There was no one to see what's coming... they were all stuck in that god knows how long tailback

[@Andrew-yw7bk]

Found the Karen. This operation would have been months, if not years in planning. There would have been plenty of notice to drivers months in advance about the road closure. But no, there has to people who are entitled and find something to complain about because their Starbucks run has been disrupted.

[@D-M-J]

​@@Andrew-yw7bkwhere's the manager? I want to speak to the manager now!!

[@mathewbain2309]

Wow so cool that you got the video please shout me out

[@wavydavy4138]

looks like noddys car

[@surjitkalair8371]

🫡

[@ronnieg6358]

Why on earth do the police need a luxury car like a tesla ? They'll be buying Rolls Royces next.

[@insertwittynamehere8947]

And not a single person in the whole arrangement of this had the smarts to move it in the early hours of the morning when it wouldn't inconvenience shedloads of paying road users....No? smh.

[@johnspear3452]

You are not allowed to move that at night. Believe it or not when doing jobs like this you need to be able to see what you are doing. There have been several of these type of movements through Ipswich port recently and they actually go very smoothly, Suffolk police have been very good at keeping traffic moving (there are traffic management companies with temporary lights at some junctions) once the police get there and take over the bikers direct traffic and keep it moving until the very last minute and realise it as soon as possible. The journey takes time but is effectively done in lots of short sections so no is inconvenienced for long.

[@cityzens634]

@@johnspear3452 I remember the biggest load ever to be transported on a British motorway back in 1998 and that was at night.

[@markwright3161]

@@cityzens634 There has probably been some incident somewhere that killed people or something from oversized stuff moving at night, fatigue from working at night or not being able to see or something blamed, and so legislation got passed to prevent night moves from that point on.

[@cityzens634]

@@markwright3161 Thanks for your expert opinion. Much appreciated.

[@robs0nz]

very overkill, i doubt most of those vehicles are necessary

[@keithwright8045]

Lots of police motorcycles going the wrong way doesnt the lsw apply to them

[@thedongaming9994]

Wait untill you see the convoy

[@markwright3161]

There's probably a lot more time between the rolling road block clearing the last of the traffic and the bikes coming down the wrong way. I'm pretty sure dual carriageways need to have 'sectors' shut down completely before anything can even face the wrong way, nevermind start driving/riding the wrong way.

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

I woudk nit trust a Tesla . Prone to break down or be late. Police on horses wilk be more reliable and less emissions in building their hoofs 😅

[@markwright3161]

But the horses fart too much from their vegan diets. Apparently that blows away the ice caps or something :)

[@stuartvarvel27]

All going in because of the electric car! As network cannot cope!

[@adambro5480]

Don't be ridiculous. Try to have a clue what you are talking about.

[@stuartvarvel27]

@@adambro5480 this has been put into place because network cannot cope! We are so reliant on wind turbines that’s when there is no wind they going to have a gas power station power station as back up on Brome old airfield. This is all linked together! I know as work on project!

[@mar07in]

@@stuartvarvel27 speak english properly buddh