THE LONGEST ever payload escorted by Warwickshire Police has passed through the county.
The force’s Abnormal Loads team escorted a 430 tonne, 81 metres long, and nearly seven-metre-wide package through the middle of Rugby.
The item itself was a rotor stator to be used as part of the national electricity grid – one of several due to be taken through the county.
It also holds the honour of being the largest item the team has ever escorted.
A Warwickshire Police spokesperson said: “Our Abnormal Loads team are an essential part of moving anything oversized through the road network, where there might be a requirement for traffic management or even road closures to keep things moving.
“There is a limit to how large a vehicle can be before it’s required to travel with a police escort.
“Other items that they’ve transported over recent years have included some enormous tunnel borers, and they’re currently moving massive concrete bridge beams daily.”
See above to watch a drone footage of the transport vehicle as it threads its way through Rugby.
