confused nearby power stations refers pair adjacent coal fired power stations demolished built south bank western outskirts stations built site occupied power station built site known second gradually replaced known station time largest country burning coal early open cycle gas turbine units station new power station design stood landmark years station opening station demolition collectively operated early days electricity generation united_kingdom industry decade generating capacity generating capacity electricity stations powered area covering northumberland county durham cumberland yorkshire far north scotland history expansion electric supply industry early 1900s power stations built supply homes electric lighting newcastle led construction power stations close supply companies built stations newcastle electric supply company east newcastle newcastle disco west meet increasing demand electricity commissioned later large flood plain west balance supply newcastle area station construction new station began work undertaken company sir completed construction short time months large number power station constructions following decline railway industry station opened began generating electricity design specification station similar design local power stations large triple brick building built years local stations advances power station design larger able produce electricity station originally equipped turbo rated germany turbo rated switzerland total generating capacity turbo supplied steam coal burning marine water tube boilers low temperature plant set separate plant power station low temperature treatment coal burned boilers steam electricity generation treatment plant manufactured set self contained boiler house contained boilers mills building fitted gas stripping product plants plant handle tonnes coal day boilers produced steam hour plant extended gas turbine plant november station extended gas turbine turbo installed bringing capacity station gas supplied pipe line away transition system newcastle electric supply company system new national grid took place new power station built replace power station design specification new designed consulting engineers design different design power stations time enclosed machinery steel frame clad glass departure usual power station designs normally enclosed machinery concrete brick wall thought power station possibly world built way station world use metal clad voltage high construction new power station started second world war delayed completion station opened stages construction generating units able production sections construction units commissioned january new station capacity produced generating sets company largest machines constructed supervision station units application steam steam turbines world improvement gave heat consumption hour efficient system station said head great_britain regards thermal efficiency station remained britain efficient systems 1950s stations buildings tall gas discharged tall chimneys station generating units station fitted completed june year september fitted reduce smoke pollution station operations plant water system cooled nearby cooling tower system coal station supplied coal mines brought station train freight line station closure line upgraded use passenger trains newcastle delivered station coal forth built built engines stored railway respectively ships disposed station ash waste carrying fly ash river dumping north_sea vessels included nearby power stations number barges including closure demolition present shopping centre time ranked consistently england leading stations terms thermal efficiency cost unit electricity station eventually outdated partial closure given october units closed following october stand station operating peak electrical demand times finally units having operation years station ceased generate electricity october time closure station capacity use station demolished way europe largest shopping leisure centre land built bought site water logged dumping ash produced power station american warehouse club chain built store actual site power station power station large indoor sub station stands alongside trace site use closure power station later power stations northern heavily dependent electrical supply south region large power stations meaning south region depend electrical supply north region visual cultural impact power station chimneys prominent local landmark visible mile stretch valley running wall northumberland operation station briefly featured carter crime film starring appears film backdrop viewed demolished frank street funeral main character brother frank leaves house street station popular subject photographers featured work documentary press photographer photographed backdrop whilst mother child photographed welsh documentary photographer photographer road collection
Dunston Power Station