Pipelines Collection

Pipeline JLP01_09_752704
CUMBRIA. A view of pipelaying equipment lowering the Brampton pipeline into a trench. In 1975, Laing Pipelines laid the Brampton gas pipeline between Longtown near Carlisle to the east of Bishop

Pipeline JLP01_10_02617
CUMBRIA. Welders at work on the Brampton pipeline. In 1975, Laing Pipelines laid the Brampton gas pipeline between Longtown near Carlisle to the east of Bishop Auckland

Pipelaying JLP01_08_076891
NORFOLK. A pipelayer with a side boom and a team of workers laying a section of the Fens gas pipeline into a trench. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967

Barlaston pipeline JLP01_08_084420
Barlaston, Stafford, Staffordshire. A view of the Barlaston pipeline crossing the Trent and Mersey Canal during the installation of the pipeline

Pipeline JLP01_10_03787
CUMBRIA. A helicopter flying over a row of Caterpillar pipelayers during the installation of the Brampton pipeline. In 1975

Crossing a canal JLP01_08_084424
STAFFORDSHIRE. A sheet pile cofferdam being constructed across a canal on the route of the Barlaston pipeline, as a narrow boat passes by

Steep climb JLP01_08_084446
STAFFORDSHIRE. A team of men installing the Barlaston pipeline against a steep and unstable embankment beside the A34 dual carriageway

Steep climb JLP01_08_084445
STAFFORDSHIRE. A view of the work being carried out to install the Barlaston pipeline against a steep and unstable embankment beside the A34 dual carriageway

Pipe welders JLP01_10_16308
SHAP, EDEN, CUMBRIA. A team of welders working on the Shap pipeline. This 51km section of gas pipeline runs from Shap to Lupton in Cumbrian

Pipe welders JLP01_08_080354
RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE. Two welders at work on the Rugby gas pipeline. This pipeline was part of a pipeline carrying North Sea natural gas from the Norfolk coast to the Rugby area where it was connected

Launch site control JLP01_08_084525A
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view of the launch site of the Northcoates pipeline, showing a man in the foreground holding a two-way radio

Pipeline launch JLP01_08_084521
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. An aerial view of the launch site of the Northcoates pipeline, showing the pipeline, a cofferdam, floating sheerleg with accompanying tug and a header barge

Pipe lifting gear JLP01_08_084489
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view of the launch of the Northcoates pipeline, showing lifting equipment in the foreground

Inside the pipe JLP01_08_083826A
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A worker repairing the epoxy resin lining on the welds inside the Northcoates pipeline

Checking for faults JLP01_08_083825
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A worker carrying out an x-ray of the Northcoates pipeline, checking for faults in the welding

Installing sheet piling JLP01_08_083808
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. Two cranes installing sheet piles at mean tide level during civil engineering work on the Northcoates pipeline

Lifting gear and buoys JLP01_10_00562
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view of the launch site of the Northcoates pipeline, showing Laing Pipelines buoys in the foreground with the pipeline

Launching the pipeline JLP01_10_00557
North Cotes, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. A view from the shoreline showing the launch of the Northcoates pipeline, with lifting equipment at work including a floating sheerleg

Diver JLP01_08_077160
NORFOLK. A man passing a sandbag to a diver in the River Nar at a point where the Fens gas pipeline crosses the river. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967

Pipelaying JLP01_08_077164
NORFOLK. The Fens gas pipeline being lifted by a row of Caterpillar 583 pipelayers, with two workers crouched at one end of the pipe

Thrust boring JLP01_08_077158
NORFOLK. A view of thrust boring being carried out during the installation of the Fens gas pipeline. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967

Welding JLP01_08_076889
NORFOLK. A view of welding taking place along the Fens gas pipeline, showing a protective canopy erected to cover two sections of pipe being welded together

Pipelaying JLP01_08_076876
NORFOLK. A row of Caterpillar 583 pipelayers with side booms lifting the Fens gas pipeline into a recently dug trench. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967

Pipeline parking JLP01_08_076835B
NORFOLK. A view of the Fens gas pipeline, showing protective canopies located at joints along the pipe where welding was carried out and workers cars parked alongside the pipeline

Fault detector JLP01_08_076822
NORFOLK. A worker walking along a section of the Fens gas pipeline, operating a holiday detector to check that the pipe is properly sealed with no faults in the wrapping around the pipe

Wrapping and sealing JLP01_08_076816
NORFOLK. A team of workers wrapping and sealing the end of a steel pipe on the Fens gas pipeline. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967

Gas pipeline JLP01_08_076813
NORFOLK. A view of the Fens gas pipeline, showing protective canopies located at joints along the pipe where sub welds were carried out

Gas pipeline JLP01_08_076811
NORFOLK. A view of the Fens gas pipeline, showing protective canopies located at joints along the pipe where sub welds were carried out

Stringer bead weld JLP01_08_076809
NORFOLK. A team of men working on the lining up operation of the Fens gas pipeline, showing a welder carrying out a stringer bead weld on a joint between two pipes

Pneumatic clamp JLP01_08_076807
NORFOLK. A team of men working on the lining up operation of the Fens gas pipeline, showing the internal pneumatic clamp for locking steel pipes together

Pipelaying JLP01_10_00159
NORFOLK. A row of Caterpillar 583 pipelayers with side booms, lifting the Fens gas pipeline into a recently dug trench. Work on laying the Fens gas pipeline started in June 1967

Pneumatic clamp JLP01_10_09124
LINCOLNSHIRE. A team of men joining two steel pipes together on the Martin pipeline, showing the internal pneumatic clamp for locking the pipes together

Pipeline installation JLP01_10_09476
LINCOLNSHIRE. A view of the installation of the Martin pipeline, showing two protective canopies being lowered into position so that welding can be carried out

Welding JLP01_10_09121a
LINCOLNSHIRE. A team of welders working on the Martin pipeline, operating an automatic hot pass welding bug. The Martin gas pipeline was installed in 1981 by Laing Industrial Engineering

Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077235
A worker carrying out guniting (spraying concrete) on the Mersey oil pipeline, ready for a river crossing. The Mersey oil pipeline was installed in 1967 by Laing Civil Engineering in association with

Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077227
A view along a stretch of the Mersey oil pipeline in rolling countryside, showing the pipeline after the welders have passed but before the joints have been coated The Mersey oil pipeline was

Mersey oil pipeline JLP01_08_077220
Two welders at work on the Mersey oil pipeline. The Mersey oil pipeline was installed in 1967 by Laing Civil Engineering in association with the French companies

Surveying JLP01_08_077213
A man holding a surveyors protractor working on the route of the Mersey oil pipeline. This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing

Pipeline JLP01_10_02619
CUMBRIA. A view along the route of the Brampton pipeline, showing the pipe at a 45 degree angle in the foreground, where it meets a slope

Pipeline JLP01_10_02606
CUMBRIA. A view along the route of the Brampton pipeline, showing pipelaying equipment in the foreground lowering the pipeline into a trench

Concrete coating JLP01_10_16935
Fishbourne, Chichester, West Sussex. A worker carrying out guniting (spraying concrete) on the Southern gas pipeline. This gas pipeline was installed by the Southern region of O C Summers Ltd

Fens gas pipeline JLP01_08_077175
CAMBRIDGESHIRE. A view of the Fens gas pipeline during installation from across the Great Ouse Relief Channel, showing a dredging tractor owned by The Dredging & Construction Co Ltd in

Bottesford Airfield JLP01_08_087504
Bottesford Airfield, Bottesford, Melton, Leicestershire. A worker tightening bolts on a complex piece of pipework at the Bottesford pre-yield depot

Bottesford Airfield JLP01_08_087498
Bottesford Airfield, Bottesford, Melton, Leicestershire. The interior of a large corrugated steel fabrication shop at the Bottesford pre-yield depot, showing workers cutting and welding pipework

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