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Again? A competition for a new pylon design seems to pop up every couple of years. The steel lattice designs seem to do the job efficiently enough. Although they were, and to some extent still are, unpopular when they first appeared in the landscape, the steel lattice has proved more acceptable than some of the later solid, sculptural designs.

To the west of London power cables are buried. The wealthy do not wish to look at pylons. In the poorer east of London pylons are commonplace. Maybe the exploration of burying power lines and the use of superconductors should be on the agenda rather than trying to revamp an engineering solution that has worked for over 80 years.

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