This warning, from Wiltshire police….
Caution should be exercised on Saturday 29th September 2007, when driving in the vicinity of the M4 motorway. An abnormal load will be leaving R.A.F. Kemble at 0630 hours, with its final destination being Alton in Hampshire, and the route will be the A419 southbound, until it meets the M4 at junction 15. It will travel eastbound along the M4, until it reaches junction 13, and then leave via the A34 southbound.
The load is the rear section of a 747 aircraft fuselage, weighing 40 tonnes, and measuring 5.34 metres wide, 4.93 metres high, and 19 metres long, and will be escorted throughout its journey by marked police cars. It is not exactly known how long the journey will take, but motorists are advised to take great care, when travelling on the A419 and M4, throughout the whole of Saturday morning.
Take care out there!
By: zoot horn rollo - 28th September 2007 at 12:16
It will be heading toward’s Air Salvage International’s yeard at Beech on the A339 between Lasham and Alton. They are (or will be) scrapping another ex-BA A320 at Lasham.
From their website
Air Salvage International will be moving a 22ft wide by 40ft aircraft section (part of a Boeing 747) from Kemble to Alton, along the M4/ M3 and along the A339 on 29th Saturday.
The police will be closing the road for approx 1 hour (ETA Alton 12 noon).
The section will be off loaded at our facilities (Unit 2 Valley Court Basingstoke Road Alton) for a refit it will then be transported late October to South Downs College Portsmouth where it will be used by the college as a training simulator.
By: A225HVY - 25th September 2007 at 13:00
All the details we want to know, except what and why?:confused: 😀
I got it in an email today………………………without ringing Kemble and finding out which one has been cut up I don’t know:rolleyes:
Just thought it might interest someone 😀 😉
SYNCS
By: Newforest - 25th September 2007 at 08:32
All the details we want to know, except what and why?:confused: 😀
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September 25, 2007 at 8:06 am