New construction

Tyne shipping past and present

New construction

Postby Whickham » Fri Dec 30, 2016 6:33 pm

Anybody know what is being constructed in the old Wallsend drydock?

Columns.jpg

Very difficult to get a photo of this construction.
It looks like 5 vertical "legs" that seem to be being built in the largest of the old Wallsend drydocks.
This view is from the road that lead up to the old Neptune Yard.
Dave
Whickham
 
Posts: 8643
Joined: Sat May 12, 2012 9:10 pm
Location: Whickham, Gateshead

Re: New construction

Postby Tynesider » Fri Dec 30, 2016 7:29 pm

Hi Dave
I may be wrong but I think they are the new bases for the new Wind Farm tower design, some parts came in by barge recently

All the best for the New Year


Photo Jim Scott
jim scot.jpg
Mike
Archivist for the Colvic Watson Owners Group
Tynesider
 
Posts: 798
Joined: Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:14 pm
Location: Shropshire

Re: New construction

Postby Whickham » Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:06 am

And the construction of the wind turbine bases continues. This view from Hebburn 17/03/2017

Dock.jpg
Dave
Whickham
 
Posts: 8643
Joined: Sat May 12, 2012 9:10 pm
Location: Whickham, Gateshead

Re: New construction

Postby Whickham » Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:06 am

Another view 23/03/2017

Dock.jpg
Dave
Whickham
 
Posts: 8643
Joined: Sat May 12, 2012 9:10 pm
Location: Whickham, Gateshead

Re: New construction

Postby Whickham » Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:08 am

and these bits brought by barge last week will be added on top I suppose.

Barge.jpg
Dave
Whickham
 
Posts: 8643
Joined: Sat May 12, 2012 9:10 pm
Location: Whickham, Gateshead

Re: New construction

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Sat Apr 01, 2017 1:10 pm

More progress this morning.
Wind Turbine bases, 1 April 2017 (1)_1_1.JPG
Wind Turbine bases, 1 April 2017 (2)_1.JPG
Wind Turbine bases, 1 April 2017 (4)_1.JPG
Wind Turbine bases, 1 April 2017 (6)_1.JPG
Wind Turbine bases, 1 April 2017 (7)_1.JPG
Wind Turbine bases, 1 April 2017 (8)_1.JPG
Regards, Dennis.
Dennis Maccoy
 
Posts: 2555
Joined: Thu May 31, 2012 7:37 pm
Location: South Shields

Re: New construction

Postby Whickham » Sat Apr 29, 2017 12:24 pm

And then there were five. The construction of the wind turbine bases continues.
This view from Hebburn 29/04/2017.

Five.jpg
Dave
Whickham
 
Posts: 8643
Joined: Sat May 12, 2012 9:10 pm
Location: Whickham, Gateshead

Re: New construction

Postby Whickham » Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:13 am

This view 22/06/2017

Five.jpg
Dave
Whickham
 
Posts: 8643
Joined: Sat May 12, 2012 9:10 pm
Location: Whickham, Gateshead

Re: New construction

Postby Whickham » Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:17 pm

Well I believe the five towers were due to leave last Saturday, but the high winds put off the move till Monday. The dock gate was lowered in rediness for the move. Port of Tyne updated their website to show that they had been moved to Riverside Quay and then nothing. The Famous Five are still in there (30/06/2017).
Then at some stage they must have decided to lift the gate again and got it all a bit twisted. I wonder if this is delaying the project now?

Dock.jpg
Dave
Whickham
 
Posts: 8643
Joined: Sat May 12, 2012 9:10 pm
Location: Whickham, Gateshead

Re: New construction

Postby Whickham » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:30 am

Tug JAN LEENHEER & sheerlegs MATADOR arrived early yesterday morning and went up to the old Wallsend drydocks to help with fixing the dock gate. Here they are yesterday 06/07/2017 getting themselves ready on an adjacent quayside.

Matador-5.jpg

See more photos of MATADOR getting ready at: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=22593&p=49340#p49340
Dave
Whickham
 
Posts: 8643
Joined: Sat May 12, 2012 9:10 pm
Location: Whickham, Gateshead

Next

Return to The Tyne

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 61 guests