A giant-sized abnormal load travelled along roads in South Derbyshire today as it headed for Willington.

The massive electricity transformer, weighing in at more than more than 100 tonnes, will be transported on a huge lorry and will head for National Grid's substation in Twyford Road in the village.

The equipment will be kept on-site as a spare part should it be required for use, playing a role in keeping lights on across the area.

A police escort accompanied the load, which is the size of a small house, to its destination from Immingham Docks, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire.

Drivers were warned to look out for the convoy, which arrived in Willington shortly after 11am.

The vehicle that carried the load was 34.5-metres long and turned a number of heads as a dozen people turned out.

This is how we covered the live event: