“In Octobre 1987, the largest superconducting solenoid ever produced and destined for DELPHI had to be transported from RAL to CERN on roads without bridges but difficulties were still encountered in narrow passages. The superconducting coil of DELPHI was so large that it could not be transported using motor highways because of the limited height of bridges. It had to come on small roads through the Jura Mountains. To squeeze it through some small villages was a problem and at one place a corner of a house had to be removed.” LEP The Lord of the Collider Rings at CERN 1980-2000 - Herwig Schopper