Report - Minitron Culvert, Sheffield, November 2017

[Lenston]

Some good snaps there

 

[tarkovsky]

Some good snaps there

Thanks @Lenston

 

[stranton]

very nice culvert & photographs,
I forgot about this maybe visit next time i'm at Sheffield.

 

[HughieD]

You're getting them tunnels in. Superb report @tarkovsky

 

[pastybarm]

Just a quick question, such is my curiousity about water infrastructure, especially yorks water infrastructure which seems to be a on a bigger scale than that of UU and seems to have more of these flow monitoring thingimibobs.....where are the gps/sensors/ultrasound things (I remember Ojay mentioning something called flowhawks once, when discussing a sewage tank?) are they out of the shot in those piccies?

 

[Esoteric Eric]

Just a quick question, such is my curiousity about water infrastructure, especially yorks water infrastructure which seems to be a on a bigger scale than that of UU and seems to have more of these flow monitoring thingimibobs.....where are the gps/sensors/ultrasound things (I remember Ojay mentioning something called flowhawks once, when discussing a sewage tank?) are they out of the shot in those piccies?

The sensors were on either end of the RCP section with the gates on, this is the outfall to the Don. They looked like infrared sensors which made me think they were meant to monitor any large objects passing through as this area is prone to flooding.

 

[tarkovsky]

very nice culvert & photographs,
I forgot about this maybe visit next time i'm at Sheffield.

Thanks @stranton i can recommend it!

 

[tarkovsky]

You're getting them tunnels in. Superb report @tarkovsky

Cheers @HughieD - how early were u up today?!

 

[tarkovsky]

Just a quick question, such is my curiousity about water infrastructure, especially yorks water infrastructure which seems to be a on a bigger scale than that of UU and seems to have more of these flow monitoring thingimibobs.....where are the gps/sensors/ultrasound things (I remember Ojay mentioning something called flowhawks once, when discussing a sewage tank?) are they out of the shot in those piccies?

Think @Esoteric Eric answered this better than me! Shame we didn’t actually take a pic of them. I’d just add that I mentioned them being GPS sensors as it mentioned GPS in writing on the box itself.

 

[pastybarm]

No worries tarkovsky and eric, thanks for the replies!

 

[WildBoyz]

Great report. Good to see nothing has changed down there. This is one of the best drains in terms of the pubs directly above it too

 

[tarkovsky]

Great report. Good to see nothing has changed down there. This is one of the best drains in terms of the pubs directly above it too

Thanks! I really enjoyed this one, and yes to the pubs! All culverts and drains should have a real ale pub waiting at the end...

 

[pastybarm]

I still can't see the sensors, are they a box sized thing? From googling that is what they seem to be, like a bigger matchbox?

 

[tarkovsky]

I still can't see the sensors, are they a box sized thing? From googling that is what they seem to be, like a bigger matchbox?

Haha! From memory they are kind of brick sized, maybe a little smaller - but my memory is crap. When I see another one somewhere I’ll be sure to take a proper pic to share with you. :-)

 

[pastybarm]

Thanks, no worries. I am amazed that noone has nicked them, if it was in a certain town in the northwest they would be long gone, or vandalized