This footage is absolutely incredible, the speed, efficiency, and bravery of the men in this video is unmatched. Nowadays a lot of line work is done from helicopters.

@MrKotBonifacy

2 ай бұрын

_"...and bravery of the men in this video is unmatched"_ - beg to disagree, watch Fred Dibnah doing his steeplejacking...;-)

I love how the Pylons haven't changed one bit. The good ol' ones

'Although in these days of automation, we're cutting out the elbow work' I love how relative this is, I mean there is still a hell of a lot of elbow grease going on there. OK, compared to the navvies building the railways in victorian times this is probably light work, but compared to now, this is graft. Derrick hoists and a lot of manual pulling with no little or no safety gear. Great piece of history on film this.

My dad worked for the BICC as a driver for 44 years, he delivered these cable drums throughout the country.This gang are most likely bicc employees, these drums more than likely came from their yard at Erith... now Batt cables as the Bicc only exists as Balfour Beatty.

@mountainmantararua8824

4 ай бұрын

Erith !! gosh!! Haven't been to Erith for 60 years. I bet its changed.

I can honestly say almost 60 years on I have never heard one person say how we need to keep these for posterity.

RESPECT!

Fantastic piece of footage absolutely loved watching that and good to hear the voice of Harry Enfield doing the commentary.

The good old days of absolutely no safety equipment!

@ramblingrob4693

Ай бұрын

Yeah these days its takes 4 hrs to kit up

Ah yes the Pylon men, distant cousins of the Pillar men

I feel like this is the sort of video that turns up on those Facebook groups called things like “Brother’s and Sister’s Proud 2 B British 🇬🇧🇬🇧”. “Remember when pylon men were REAL men?”

@IstasPumaNevada

2 жыл бұрын

"The past was SO much better" is a very easy to sell lie.

@MrShikaga

2 жыл бұрын

@Squant yep, but the ones selling the “Britain used to be great line” are the ones who bought a house in the 70s that has increased in value 10 fold, and will do anything to make sure that no one else gets to share in their unearned wealth.

@borntoclimb7116

Жыл бұрын

Not a different between the another countries today

Amazing video

It’s amazing that these guys were so nimble with a pair of bowling balls hanging between their legs.😎

- "what if I slip?" - "nice knowin' ya"

It’s very awesome footage to see these men build the L6 towers :)

I love Pylons, but My Carew and Bromley's Friends will look this pylons in Kent, I'm British Pathé and BBC of my academy stuffs of southeastern about this footage is incredible speed of this electricity wires with pylons from National Grid UK Limited in 1966. I'm gonna in to 0:01

All done in wellies

Thing of beauty

Nem semmi munka volt, ezek a dolgozók igazi hősök! 💪

It is only recently I have grown to appreciate the grandur of these pylons proudly and majestically sweeping across the country. I hope they remain.

All are lean fit looking working men

@Mike-gt7sk

2 жыл бұрын

happy pride

the music sounds like it was for west side story

In British Pathe of Electricity Pylons of Building in 1964 or 2000 for building a pylons with national grid UK in 1966?

Pre hasaw - the risks they took

@peoplewatchingpeople684

Жыл бұрын

The “working at heights regulations of 2005” put an end to the bigger risks of free climbing without being attached at all times. When I did my Overhead linesman training in 1987/88, a hard hat was required but we could free climb all over the tower and only have to attach to the tower at point of work. Since 2005 however, as soon as we put a foot/hand on the tower, we had to be attached permanently.

No safety harnesses back then……….” Keep one hand for the ship”

i shall now think of these remarkable men, when i pass the pylons they constructed

This is fascinating.

Interesting, but the absence of fall arrest gear gave me the cringe.

This feels like a superman episode gone wrong lol.

Love pylons I do

This was built but 20 or 30 years after this this was gonna break cause of the galloping then it had to rebuild

No harness? These men had big balls

@IstasPumaNevada

2 жыл бұрын

Practically speaking, enlarged testicles would make their job more difficult. I suspect their testicles were likely of average size.

Have to say, the historical preservation prediction has not come to pass.

Heath and safety whats that? No helmets, no safety harnesses to clip onto and prevent falls..... clearly the CEGB cared about it's staff and contractors.....

I knew someone that fell from one of these, wheelchair for the rest of his life.

@oddities-whatnot

2 жыл бұрын

Seems wrong for me to “like” this comment

@puyat3469

2 жыл бұрын

@@oddities-whatnot wise man!

@Uftonwood2

Жыл бұрын

A fate that would have been avoided for a harness at half the cost of a wheelchair.

@Uftonwood2

Жыл бұрын

A fate that would have been avoided for a harness at half the cost of a wheelchair.

@Anonymous-ff5wr

2 ай бұрын

Thant’s bad sorry for him but lucky to be alive people don’t have a clue what goes on to flip a switch

Random 1am thought, how do they get these pylons up

@rowan-paul

2 жыл бұрын

They were just always there, just now we use them for electricity

@shivaunt71

2 жыл бұрын

I've often wondered. I live right next to one and I think to myself, how comes they are still level and not sinking?

@peoplewatchingpeople684

Жыл бұрын

@@shivaunt71 deep and wide concrete foundations, my friend.

@massimookissed1023

Ай бұрын

In some unforgiving terrain, the parts are helicoptered into place. Same way they build ridiculously tall radio masts.

They do more than just carry power. Don't tell them, they might crack..

I'll stay on the ground you're not catching me up there especially without a harness

@ramblingrob4693

Ай бұрын

Not even with a harness says me

all with help from the xel' naga

Back in the good ole days when men were men and none of that nonsense about safety and fall protection stuff.

When blokes had big knackers!

@IstasPumaNevada

2 жыл бұрын

I was unaware that they needed to lift parts or swing hammers with their testicles. Don't recall hearing that in the video.

At 0:29 nearly misses the foothold.

@trivx427

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if he did

@IstasPumaNevada

2 жыл бұрын

@@trivx427 I'm sure there were a number of workers and families who didn't need to imagine.

Goud job

They’re _”manly”_ right up until the moment they take a misstep, slip and fall to their death. Whoops.

Are they still standing?

@jacksmith5399

Ай бұрын

Yes more than likely they are - most of the L6 towers built in the 60s are still standing

WAR 240

everything was great until the pylon men attacked

Long before the alphabet soup brigade started shouting and bawling, funny enough I still don’t see the rainbow brigade shouting to get into jobs like this nowadays

@quaaludecowboy692

2 жыл бұрын

That's a fact

@Thecrazyvaclav

2 жыл бұрын

Take it you’re really proud to be doing this job then?

@IstasPumaNevada

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, Andy. You look at rugged, fit guys building power pylons and your first thought is about gay men... I think that says more about you than about anyone else.

@andyclark1426

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thecrazyvaclav very

@metalman4141

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂well said 👍

How big those arcing horns are on the ground

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