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Congleton Hydro In Pictures

Follow along as the construction phase of the project progresses, we will be regularly updating the page with pictures from the build! Click on the pictures to enlarge and see a description. 

Construction of the Access road
The Congleton Link Road
Laying the cable
Laying the cable
Cable
Access track installation
The Weholite pipe has already been delivered
Inside the coffer dam
Construction of the coffer dam
Construction of the coffer dam
Sheet piling in place for the channel
Screw Channel: Cut-down steel sheet-piles
Preparing to excavate silt and rock from the screw outlet
Hydro starting to take shape 15th October
Hydro pipe in place
Hydro outlet back into the river
archie the screw arriving at site.
The hydro's 'Beating Heart' The Helix
The hydro's 'Beating Heart' The Helix
Uploading Archie, a crane was ordered to site and it took 2 hours in total
Uploading Archie, a crane was ordered to site and it took 2 hours in total
Pictures at bottom end of Screw Channel incl. removal of temporary sheets between base and outfall;
intrusion of stone wall into outfall compartment
exposed rock in walls and floor in the base compartment
Pictures at bottom end of Screw Channel incl. removal of temporary sheets between base and outfall;
The Boardwalk has started
Boardwalk construction
Boardwalk construction
Hydro Construction
Congleton Hydro Construction
Screw Channel
Congleton Hydro Construction
Archie’s future home!!—the screw channel (looking from the top to the river outlet)
Inside the forebay tank, inlet pipe in back wall (Props are part of the shuttering for constructing the forebay tank top)
Inside the forebay tank, showing the forms etc for casting the top slab
500mm thick cast slab top of the Forebay Tank (the five holes are for bolts to secure the upper mounting pedestal of the screw)
The forebay tank slab before casting, showing the rebar used for re-enforcing (note the shuttering arrangement for the upper pedestal bolt holes)
The “tidy up” to give clear access to fit Archie into his new home!
Trough transfer from low-loader to Digger Arm for the downhill slippery journey.
Congleton Hydro Installing Archie
Tough fits
Congleton Hydro moving Archie
Dancing Diggers
Archie installed Congleton Hydro
Outlet pipes removed at the Congleton Hydro
Inside the inlet pipe
Inlet Sluice gate (in open position)
Building the power house
Powerhouse construction
Access track covered over at the site of Congleton Hydro
Boardwalk
Fingers Crossed for safe delivery of the Control Cabinet.
Powerhouse on the hydro site
Strucatal test of the boardwalk and connection cable
Cable Joint
With top cover removed, Gearbox internals can be seen.
Archie, Coupling, Gearbox, Disc Brake and Generator
Flexible Coupling between Archie and Gearbox

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