A wind turbine blade passing through Hawick town centre
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The photograph on this page of A wind turbine blade passing through Hawick town centre by Walter Baxter as part of the Geograph project.
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A wind turbine blade passing through Hawick town centre
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 4 Mar 2024
This 65 metre blade weighing 16 tonnes was photographed from an elevated position at the roundabout near Morrisons as it was slowly moving from Mart Street into Weensland Road. The blades are transported on a blade lifter from a transition point near St Boswells to the Pines Burn Wind Farm approximately 6km southwest of Bonchester Bridge. On straight roads the blade is almost horizontal but on tight corners and in built up areas the blade can be raised to an angle of sixty degrees. Shortly after entering Weensland Road the blade was lowered to pass under overhead cables.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.426032
Longitude
-2.782875