Super sized transport takes over town centre as police escort 356 tonne generator

[@CobraEmergency]

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 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

[@leejarrett2576]

@@CobraEmergency I've witnessed this load slowing coming together on A140 for the past week

[@iancampbell3726]

What I love is that everyone knows their job. Nobody waving arms or shouting orders. Totally unlike other countries I've seen on KZbin.

[@martingump]

It's about the eighth one of these through Ipswich this year. They've had some practice 😂

[@FAS1948]

In my experience, the project team would have been planning the route for at least 3 months, so they should understand what is needed, and when.

[@trainspotteromg]

well if you have a massive abnormal load like that going though a town it will be planed like 3-6 months in advanced so that have time to plan. Plus a lot of them will already have experience in certain roles in the escort so they just keep the escort going.

[@ExtremeMachinesZone]

Great video

[@markwright3161]

Well, except the Tesla getting in the way at 5:42.

[@roberttaylor6295]

What skill! What machinery! What phenomenal professionals! Thank for lettings me watch such a transport miracle. Rob

[@bazra19]

Thank you for NOT putting music over the vlog.

[@markm-ci6rj]

Good that these trucks are marked with ther STGO Cat 3 signs, otherwise we would not know it was a abnormal load! Interesting video!

[@davedempster7658]

Cat signs are for weight! NOT size.

[@donaldwayne4219]

So, while we are all noticing the weight of the generator, the horsepower of the trucks, how many wheels there are and all, did anyone notice the size of the drawer to tow it with and the connecting pin by comparison to the scale of all else? 😂 just saying. Years of driving Roadtrains with 40mm and 50mm ringfeders, never ceases to amaze me, the engineering of it all. Cheers from down under 🇦🇺

[@dackesjulag]

@@donaldwayne4219 looks like the 15axle modular trailer..

[@Aniwtxh]

Yeah m a farmer and i pull 30-50 ton in my trolley with tractor with just 10 inch hook

[@TruckDashcamsDangerousRoad-l5z]

"Wow, it's fascinating to hear your insights! The engineering behind transporting such massive equipment always amazes me. I also appreciate how you highlighted the size of components like the tow hitch and connecting pin; those details are essential not to overlook. Thank you for sharing your experience from down under! Cheers! 🇦🇺

[@howardsimpson489]

Looked like Smit Dutch trailers. I drove road trains in WA, needed RT's because when you came head to head with a 300 tonne mine dumper on a trailer, such fun. The load covered the whole width of the road, cars etc could drive under the load but not us. Not fun backing up several trailers. These enormous loads just drove off into the dust on side roads to mines. Hot and dry and great memories for a Kiwi, nothing like it in NZ.

[@donaldwayne4219]

@@howardsimpson489 Big gear and big country up there mate, just the place to make lasting memories

[@weeblue4182]

These guys are amazing, they delivered 4 massive transformers to the new New Deer Substation in Aberdeenshire when I was there. Large streches of the roads were A roads with trees everywhere and the last mile to the site entrance was a B road but still not a problem to these guys. There was 2 units at the front and 2 at the back as apparently transformers are heavier than generators and the extra power was necessary. Was a great piece of engineering and driving to witness.

[@MrShadow1617]

Yeah, since Trafos usually have a lot more iron built into them to serve as the core to the windings that are around it. Generators usually have a bit less, as the windings needed are not as big.

[@markfryer9880]

Great video and great narration, just the right amount. Glad that I don't have to change any of those tyres under the load trailers. It would appear that the heavy haulage contractor has both left and right hand drive haulage trucks. Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

[@jgpacheco21]

@2:14 That was the funniest thing ive seen in a while. At first I thought he was cleared to pass but buddy went full crazy

[@CallumWK]

one of those "professional drivers"

[@Dandeano]

Typical Ipswich cab driver, think the own the roads

[@liamjackson6930]

@@Dandeano It's not just Ipswich, all Taxi drivers think they hold special licences to do whatever they like

[@markm-ci6rj]

But why did they shut the road off so early?

[@thesim1990]

It's just one more bell end to add to the growing number of bell ends this country has.

[@HeimirTomm]

Well, eff me. I did a lot of heavy and abnormal hauling back in the days but of course not anything anywhere near as that! This is well and truly impressive!

[@windyfarmer.6095]

@@HeimirTomm I did oversize, got to use special routes etc. But since retiring find myself having to take on leases for the junctions we need to use for the wind turbine delivery, the road furniture barriers etc are all now removable. These leases will probably outlast me and are attached to the property deeds.

[@1tonyboat]

The power in the trucks must be amazing , to pull that up Bishops Hill ...i missed it ....😢😢 I see they stopped at the Gardeners Arms for a quick pint ........

[@CobraEmergency]

Oh yes very powerful. They had to hook the 3rd tractor up for the uphill climb. There should be another to come as it's meant to be a generator and a transformer, but the transformer is postponed. No date yet given. Yes! 🍺

[@joanne26]

These generators/transformers must be worth millions many This route and the road alterations must take months to plan amazing 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍 👍 😃😃

[@perlamiseriaccia]

the oldest of the 3 lorries is the V8 which should be 680hp, the 3rd one that was added for the hill was 510 (and the newest) and the other one was 540. to be fair that's average power nowadays, you get 770 hp scanias pulling 44t, but these obviously have hub reduction and probably 16 gears (not sure) anyway, the amount of torque is mindblowing

[@dackesjulag]

Top firm Alleleys, great blokes who work for them and have some serious top gear, respect to them 👍🏻 👏

[@dackesjulag]

​@perlamiseriaccia thought T800 may have made an appearance but sadly not but still quality MAN'S at the helm..

[@dmmarks]

Great planning. They were replacing street "furniture" the second the transport passed. At one point the lane arrows were replaced as the truck was along side.

[@jackking5567]

A really well put together video. I'm particularly liking how you've provided links to the project too.

[@zosothezephead837]

Superb work, thank you! May be worth pointing out that what's under the tarp on each of the tractor units is ballast to prevent wheelspin from the huge dead weight when the unit sets off.

[@andyxox4168]

Used to happen regularly in Manchester, Rugby and Stafford when GEG shipped steam turbines and generators all over the world, same thing from Parsons (Peebles) in the north and even Brush in the midlands .. now we make sod all and the event becomes a spectacle!

[@andyxox4168]

Didn’t need such a ridiculously complicated ‘rig’ either!

[@wmr9019]

Massive respect and admiration of the skill of this specialist haulier, I used to move mega items for Rolls Royce power gen 25 years ago on similar transport , amazing people

[@FrankWilkinson-ig6co]

I can remember them coming through Altrincham out of Wythenshawe on a Sunday morning, no traffic. Pickfords with their Scammell. Lovely.

[@StevenBoyd-yy6rw]

Absolutely epic footage and very well narrated

[@CobraEmergency]

Thank you Steven! Looking to do more like this.

[@chrismuller9289]

wow - fantastischer Job. MAN, GOLDHOFER, SIEMENS - und der Löwe aus Braunschweig ;) Großartige Choreografie schwerer Maschinerie. Well done ;)

[@petatrethewy2695]

This is absolutely amazing. The driving, forward planning and fascinatingly complicated vehicle. I only wish l could hitch a ride on something similar. Now on my bucket list! Thank-you.

[@drscopeify]

You would think connecting a major port to a power plant would be a large highway but it's the UK so centuries old narrow roads it is. Makes for entertaining content that's for sure!

[@CobraEmergency]

It's funny you should say that! On the way into the port, the ship transporting the generator would have passed under the Orwell Bridge. A four lane highway/dual carriageway (A14) over the bridge and around the town, towards the Synchronous Condenser Plant. But because the port is centuries old (circa 625 AD), the town has been built around the port over a thousand years before the A14 became a major highway. The load arrived in the town at the port, and then made its way through the old town centre to the A14. There is a much larger and more modern port at the mouth of the River Orwell, the Port of Felixstowe, I'm not sure of the reasons for it not to have come in there but I am sure there were good ones.

[@andyxox4168]

It really as such equipment only has to be transported once at the time of construction! (That applies worldwide)

[@drscopeify]

@@CobraEmergency Very cool thank you for sharing that!

[@markfryer9880]

@@andyxox4168 Not entirely correct. The Generator will have to be pulled out and returned to the manufacturer for a rebuild and overhaul in about 25 to 30 years. We have had a couple of Super Loads cycled out of the Generation Stations down in the Latrobe Valley and brought to Melbourne Port for return to Germany for overhaul in the last few years. Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

[@andyxox4168]

@@markfryer9880 Having been intimate with the workings of generators over the past 35 years and dealing with legacy machines also perhaps that’s more of a commentary on the repair facilities in your country. The vast majority of stator repairs are carried out on site because of the logistics of even removing a stator from its mountings.

[@timwilks666]

Nicely done. I binned this channel a while back 'cos of all the boats/planes but I'll keep an eye on it.

[@RobertSmith-cv1cu]

We have followed wide and heavy loads for years. Always interesting to watch. Real talent.

[@rizwanali649]

Trucks are large enough as it is. Now that's a huge monster at the back of that truck

[@BraceillerProductions]

It's been a minute since i watched your videos but I love that you now have commentary!

[@Thomashorsman]

I know, I went off him when he started to just do American stuff

[@johnwinters4201]

The chap steering the bogie with no cab looks particularly cool.

[@simontay4851]

Particularly good. He's not cold.

[@spacejazz6272]

@@simontay4851 grow up Simon.

[@cammieg4381]

Just the design of a structure on wheels capable of transporting a gigantic monster like this one is immensely impressive! How many drivers total were required to operate Goldhofer unusual-load vehicles? Amazing to see them pull the 'street furniture' first! 😮Thanks!👍 (I kept losing axel-count🤣)

[@MrDavidfball]

1 driver + drivers mate per tractor unit, Mate also works as spotter/assistant on the trailer, large loads 2x vans for escort duties to spot issues up the road and stop traffic if no police are involved add mechanics and the weeks of route planning and it really is a major effort for 1 load

[@donaldwayne4219]

2 x 14 row platforms is my count. Great work to make the turn there, only just enough room to get around by the looks👍.

[@johnwinters4201]

And 8 wheels per row, making 112 wheels per bogie (the same number as pounds in a hundredweight). 224 wheels in total carrying the load.

[@andyxox4168]

Not much different than it was in the 70’s and 80’s!

[@Zer0kbps]

Allelys are impressive, with all that diesel power this stuff blows your mind drastically fantastically.

[@ShariahThomas-kc1ip]

Thank you for making this video I really appreciate it

[@andyxox4168]

I’d say that generator (without rotor threaded) weight 250-300 tonnes max and is around 8-10m long. . The weights you’re quoting must be for the whole rig!

[@M0rket]

Impressive piece of work, and great filming! It seems like we're just glossing over the fact that Ipswich has a street named for fossilised faeces, though!

[@stevecx650t8]

Sneaky Vauxhall taxi can be easily identified for further action❗He Did ignore the Police road block & drive over the path❗

[@GregTheReaper]

I can't even imagine how many months of planning and paperwork, co-ordinating with different councils and gov departments went into this.

[@hellcatdwe]

Excellent recording - no unnecessary, raucous music or needless, runaway-at-the-mouth commentary.

[@CobraEmergency]

Thank you! I really don't want to spoil the key moments with unnecessary audio.

[@paulh6395]

Is that the new tesla home charger .

[@W.J.Blythe]

Fantastic coordination 👍🇬🇧

[@lenny-r2]

It was reassuring to see a taxi driver doing whatever they want on our roads. Should have been heavily fined for driving on the pavement and failing to stop for the police.

[@Wriggs74]

Jesus, the size of that thing, hahaha. Great video. Thanks.

[@emetahava]

Is Jesus interested?

[@bespokestylingu.k4199]

This was alot more interesting than most KZbin content 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@fx707]

MAN Powertrucks, Goldhofer Trailer, Siemens Energy Generator. German Powertools at its best.

[@donaldwayne4219]

Mate, did you miss the BMW police bikes 😂😂🇦🇺

[@glenncowell7820]

The man who actually deserves all the credit in this video is the man who had to tourqe all of those wheels...not all heroes wear capes 😂😂

[@justcallmeavi3255]

Honestly looks like something from Thunderbirds with all those wheels, hope the driver is being paid extra for that job!

[@brianlever3767]

Great video Thanks for showing hope it made it to we’re it was going

[@lizwilson5814]

Thank-you.Fascinating.I was hoping more kids would be out to see it.

[@BucksBlueLightVids]

Great video mate

[@robsharman3713]

Took me back 45 years to my first shipboard job on MV Kingsnorth Fisher, taking one of these monsters across the English Channel from Liverpool to LeHavre, France.

[@rl3898]

I was at the unloading of the \fisher at Kingsnorth many times , for Grain and Littlebrook parts.

[@GaryEvans-q4p]

Suffolk Police spending £45,000 on a Tesla? Seems pretty extravagant when they claim they don't have enough public funding to properly police the county!

[@rl3898]

They get them for £5 to encourage others to buy them!

[@JoinTheClubOfTheRestOfUs]

50-60 years ago we would be exporting these things, now we export nothing

[@IcelanderUSer]

What’s the GDP of the UK? Not exactly a developing country.

[@zenitu6914]

The uk is a service based economy makes a huge amount from business insurance banks etc not exporting

[@markmagee8755]

Excellent stuff! Thanks! 👍

[@Vincent-ow9lj]

Pity the poor sod who had to check the tyre pressures that day.

[@alexpeartree2019]

TPMS I would imagine. That said, they do sometimes get punctures/pulled off the rims, so I believe they normally have a tyre fitter and spares in the convoy.

[@jokeboy_rblxrblx2006]

Nice Video I wanted to visit the UK or drive left side but its gonna be different then doing it in game.

[@VRTrucker]

Great video, always interesting watching these heavy haulage projects. I feel a little dumb though. I have seen this company's wagons up and down the road since they had Daf 3300/3600 in the 80's/90's I've had models of their trucks and also used skins of their trucks in ETS2 and only when you said it did I realise they were caled Allelys and not Alleys I even muttered to myself "why's he calling them Allelys😂. Thanks for correcting almost 40 years of not seeing the letter L😂

[@FIL357]

Didn’t the Bobby’s do well. No fuss, no dramatics, keyed well with the moving staff guys. Well done boys. Ex ch. supt ops.

[@paul4124]

Very interesting video, bearing in mind the size of the load the whole process was done quite quickly. The only sad thing l feel compelled to comment negatively on…….is the state of the streets, l can’t believe that the Councils allow them to get that bad. ❤🇦🇺

[@andyxox4168]

.. and all of this equipment and cost (at many stations) is purely necessitated because of the lack of stability and inertia provided by wind turbines. So when you’re considering the cost of wind energy consider the additional billions in infrastructure to make them viable!

[@andyxox4168]

@@BromideBride ​​⁠ yes, Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant in 1990’s. I was a commissioning engineer there on the conventional island. Any more questions?

[@andyxox4168]

@@BromideBride I’m aware to some extent but it’s not my field of expertise however a non operational plant has nothing to do with grid inertia nor stability! (Not is removal of main equipment as there is the option to ‘cut it up’ on site)

[@andyxox4168]

@@BromideBride I stand by my point that the cost of wind energy is far more wide reaching that merely the ‘turbines’ that produce it.

[@howardsimpson489]

@@andyxox4168 Climate change is already raising it's ugly head, two huge hurricanes in a week in Florida. Like it or not, energy source change is arriving now and ain't gonna be convenient. Nuclear is probably inevitable.

[@bmwtravel1100]

brilliant. well planned and nicely done.

[@clivemaclennan3299]

nicely documented, thanks for sharing.

[@Stemax1960]

Respect to everyone involved in the operations

[@KerrisonA]

Amazing! Love videos like this ⚡

[@CobraEmergency]

Glad you enjoyed! Hopefully more to come 😄

[@4-video]

I just kept noticing all the weeds pushing through pavements and unkempt verges - looks like an abandoned city

[@rl3898]

Very true!

[@DavidTheScientist]

@@4-video Sadly on par with much of the rest of the UK, at least outside London...

[@M6JKW]

Great video thanks for making and sharing 🙂👍

[@saltynadsack2723]

Was really cool seeing it climb up Fore Hamlet hill!

[@rayisland23]

Removing "Street Furniture " is an interesting line.

[@philipareed]

That's what it's called.

[@clivehaynes2183]

The blade runners could have done it quicker.

[@billynomates920]

big up to my taxi guy! typing this from dubai because he not let that silly genset mess up his airport run. 😁

[@lordsplonge8147]

Great video thank you. Lovely camera work.

[@CobraEmergency]

Glad you enjoyed it 😁 Thank you!

[@malcolmtaylor-s7n]

Suuuuuperb coverage, thank you for posting.

[@mothmagic1]

You always get one idiot who thinks the rules don't apply to them. You'd need 24 hours just to check the tyre pressures on that rig.

[@sc0tte1-416]

The driver that's pushing needs to be pulled over and fined immediately. Handled communication devices not allowed.

[@sajjadimran6297]

VERY NICELY MANAGED 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@David-th2ug]

Some serious metal creaking!

[@jeanwalker8276]

Absolutely incredible!!!

[@CentreMetre]

Those trailer tyres must have an insane amount of pressure

[@zichenli3558]

i absolutely love the precision and how everyone and every car are cooperating so well together. But I do have one question in mind: why does such a huge and heavy item have to go through town center?

[@robertjack9337]

This looks more like Thunderbirds, all very well planned as usual with Allelys.

[@shaunyblue6068]

And some car drivers struggle to park at tesco’s 😂😂

[@lifechooser]

I complain about how much Evri cost to deliver a parcel. I imagine this exercise was marginally more expensive...

[@simontay4851]

Evri is the cheapest but they loose items. I won't use them.

[@lifechooser]

@@simontay4851 I don't think they would (could) lose this!

[@TruckTitan1]

To transport such a heavy shipment, they had to mobilize a lot of people to help, a lot of police, and security personnel as well. It was really a heavy shipment.

[@philwhipple4557]

I like the van that says Abnormal Load.

[@chriswilson728]

Stunning video , I love these sort of videos , hope you & family are doing , 💕 ya channel & 💕 your hard work you put into it

[@CobraEmergency]

Thanks, Chris! We're all doing good. Hope all is the same on your end! 🤍

[@jackoghost]

a muffler on the trailer generator would not be a miss

[@normanbridge8924]

wow brilliant logistics operation from all concerned

[@William2512]

Very good recorded

[@Siyatou-x2h]

Wonderful tribute video!

[@FAS1948]

About 30 years ago, my job was checking and approving abnormal load movements, and I still find it fascinating.

[@matwilliams4608]

That look's like a big rechargeable battery under all that coveing .

[@jorgtungler7348]

Thank you ,for sharing these Video

[@saltyfroots9]

Of course it was a taxi driver that mounted the pavement to pass the police block😭

[@forbeswatson]

My late sister work with a company called Pickford and carefully had to plane heavy loads like this

[@yaaseenali415]

Excellent video.

[@oingpla]

What a really interesting video, Cheers!!

[@CobraEmergency]

Thank you!!

[@nick4995]

what a set of lengends

[@merekgrimaldus9865]

Couple of quids worth of coppa in one of em

[@TMM6900]

Holy. Seeing all those axles turning

[@CobraEmergency]

Actually found it very mesmerising myself!

[@trimley]

Bishops Hill is steep!

[@flyerbob124]

Doing loads like that here in the U.S. is bad enough, I can’t imagine the problems you must encounter in G.B. With those narrow streets. Just moving that empty trailer and all its parts is a big job. Last thought…..after they made the turn I noticed the lead truck was left hand drive? This is jolly old England isn’t it?

[@sortascouseace]

Yes, this is England, but some companies have left hand drive trucks as well, if they deliver to/from the continent as everywhere else in Europe except Ireland and Cyprus drive on the right with left hand drive vehicles like in the US.

[@ajadrew]

Ipswich, my home town but moved away in the mid 70's - is that Bishops Hill at 19:58? Looks like it especially since they've hooked up another truck at the front...

[@kiranclarke869]

Any idea as to the budget of this whole operation?

[@ShortEuropeanTwin]

15:50 ohhhh now I know, already thought it was odd that the truck was heading in the other direction 😅

[@SMX815]

Great video 👏🇬🇧👍

[@halcyondaystunes]

I bet the police weren't happy about this. Most of the time Suffolk road traffic cops are on the A12 with speed guns, escorting wide loads or static caravans or doing sod all in the cafe at Darsham near the level crossing.