Barton Power Station
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| Coordinates | 53°28′23″N 2°20′56″W / 53.473°N 2.349°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
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| Thermal power station | |
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| Chimneys | 2 |
| Cooling source | Canal water |
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| Annual net output | 72.15 GWh (1972) |
grid reference SJ768974 | |
Barton Power Station was a coal-fired power station on the Bridgewater Canal in Trafford Park, near Eccles, Lancashire, England.
History[edit]
The construction of the station began in 1920 and operation began in 1923. The station's original equipment consisted of three Metropolitan-Vickers 27.5 MW turbo-alternators, nine Babcock & Wilcox chain-grate stoked boilers, Mather & Platt auxiliary equipment and British Thomson-Houston switchgear. The station supplied electricity to an area of 3,100 square kilometers and was one of the most advanced power stations of the time.[1][2] Coal was delivered to the station in barges, using the Bridgewater Canal.[1] Steam condensing and cooling was by water abstracted from the canal.
The station was extended twice with Metropolitan-Vickers supplying a 40 MW generating set in 1928, followed by an additional 50 MW set in 1938.[3][4][5]
| Year | 1946 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1967 |
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| Output, GWh | 490.7 | 273.5 | 228.75 | 224.05 | 188.44 | 341.51 | 127.5 | 67.9 | 114.8 | 191.2 |
In 1972 it had one 39 MW operational set and one 51.5 MW set. Thee boilers delivered 770,000 lb/h (97 kg/s) of steam at 350 psi (24.1 bar) and 371/441 °C. In that year the station sent out 72.149 GWh, the load factor was 11.9 per cent and the thermal efficiency was 17.86 per cent.[6]
The station was closed on 18 March 1974 with a reduced generating capacity of 69 MW. At the time the station was co-firing oil.[7] The station was then demolished in 1978 and 1979.[1] The first chimney was demolished in June 1979.[8] A B&Q store now stands on the site of the station.[1]
See also[edit]
- Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry
- List of power stations in England
- List of pre-nationalisation UK electric power companies
- National Grid (UK)
- Stuart Street power station
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Dave (2 January 2007). "Barton Power Station". citynoise.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Power Stations in Greater Manchester" (PDF). msim.org.uk. 2001. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ Frost, Roy; Neil Richardson (1993). Electricity in Manchester 1893-1993. ISBN 1-85216-075-6.
- ^ GEGB Annual report and accounts, various years
- ^ Electricity Commission, Generation of Electricity in Great Britain year ended 31st December 1946. London: HMSO, 1947.
- ^ CEGB (1972). CEGB Statistical Yearbook 1972. London: CEGB. p. 17.
- ^ Mr. Redmond (16 January 1984). "Coal-fired Power Stations". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Barton Power Station". trafford.gov.uk. June 1979. Retrieved 22 November 2008.[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
- "Reinforced-Concrete Chimney Towers at the Barton Power-Station." By ARNOLD ATHERTON BSc.[permanent dead link]
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