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Title: New 48-inch line gives Wales more gas supplies

Journal Article · · Pipe Line Ind.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6523303

A new 11-mile, 48-in pipeline will not only supply an even flow of gas from the British Gas national grid to towns in the Wales Gas district but also serve as a daily storage facility by means of nightime linepacking at 700 psi. The largest diameter gas line to be constructed in the UK, the pipeline is confined to a 165-ft wide corridor leading through wet and dry moorland, farms, reclaimed colliery tips, and bogs. Construction engineers took care to protect archeological features along the route and to restore the land to its original condition.

OSTI ID:
6523303
Journal Information:
Pipe Line Ind.; (United States), Vol. 57
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English