power stations power stations pair demolished coal fired power stations landmark valley years stations stood bend south power station larger near power station near newcastle originated nearby hall manor house close south time construction demolished replaced housing estate operated shortly british electrical supply industry years electricity act industry passed private sector sister stations similar design built opened closed generating capacity built site races capacity hall powered local homes heavy industries large buildings chimneys cooling towers visible operation required coal trains sides river supply fuel river traffic flat iron barges dump ash north_sea closure demolished stages following stations demolition sites underwent redevelopment north site large business industrial park south housing estate history development british demand electricity increased second world war led expansion existing power stations late 1940s new power stations construction large stations built later 1960s new generating capacity quickly met demand power granted permission construct power stations stations originally projected cost site chosen site hall demolished construction built site battle battle display south station years having river bed site annual stopped riot broke following allegations race fixing construction south station uses ground purchased club moved new ground uses owned site forcing club upstream current location addition power lines needed connect power stations included connection connection towers connections stand feet feet towers existing grid system line consist towers spaced meters distance miles came opposition proposed launched public held meeting outdoor associations voiced concerns feared line interfere good farming land alternative route proposed view additional cost turned gave line ahead construction stations designed newcastle based architects construction work began contracted construct steel frames stations main buildings including turbine halls boiler houses workshops stores buildings companies contracted construction parts station sir contracted site clearance provision foundations main buildings diversion streams responsible construction north station cooling towers stations buildings built stations brick chimneys installed stations low pressure equipment underwater electrical work carried british_royal_navy chosen dangerous job wore rubber diving suit time divers canvas generating sets stations operational december north station units commissioned south station units generated electricity cost stations total came morning december stations construction exploded south station closing generators power station extra load shut creating total people affected fault including miners trapped power fully evening failure caused work services worth loss electricity post commissioning developed stations operated following electricity reorganisation scotland act operated following electricity act presented good house keeping trophy award presented sir chairman station achievement attributed fact station annual efficiency station won regional award second year row march male aid team won national aid competition organised teams took centre legal case men found guilty conspiracy trying sell poor quality coal contracted deliver high quality coal men involved salesman coal firm power station contractor scheme substitute samples reasonably good coal samples poor coal taken found days starting scheme station saw dropping bag cement sampling reported incident found planned fraud jailed year fined design specification main visible features stations large boiler houses turbine halls cooling towers pairs chimneys facilities sites included offices coal areas small fire stations workshops power stations brick cathedral style design popular power stations 1930s 1940s surviving power station london main buildings south station total length width tallest point roof boiler house high main buildings north station similar length height total slightly narrower station generator unit meant smaller generating capacity erroneously termed south station station boiler houses turbine halls steel structures consisting box type main columns roof clad brick parts chimneys brick stood tall weighing tonnes north station cooling towers reinforced concrete typically natural draft design south station generating sets north station generating set bunker tonnes coal fed coal store belt system built bunker fed coal manufactured fed boiler powder form burned boilers suspended boiler houses steel frames boilers forged sheffield arriving tonnes boilers time largest boilers heat type comprising water cooled chamber controlled type boilers rating steam pressure psi steam temperature boiler equipped forced induced fans electrically operated clyde automatic control system bailey station designed burn tonnes coal day boiler powered turbo generator parsons newcastle cylinder reaction type steam turbines operating rpm generating electricity stations statutory order november turbo home market advanced steam conditions total generating capacity originally later recorded stations use removal beds turbines development standard power stations time sets world commercial operation use set modified parsons use stations manufactured power stations illuminated powerful lighting installation north station lit flood lights towers south station towers held flood lights justified use flood lights sites economical safe efficient lighting stations street level operations coal transportation stations heart coal field time opening hundreds coal delivered straight stations rail newcastle south station railway built trains enter travelling westerly direction railway supplied north station trains reaching power station junction despite closure march track retained supplying north station rail access neighbouring ready battery factory tracks power stations finally lifted ready factory shut line serving station section small home fleet locomotives coal wagons arrived stations originally included exclusively north station converted diesel hydraulic returned station taken use scrapped closure stations engine sent preserved railway site near 1970s steam locomotives replaced diesel locomotives included vanguard sent preservation stations miners strike stopping coal deliveries cooling system water essential thermal power station produce steam needed turn steam turbines generate electricity water stations systems taken river use cooled discharged river north station water cooling system consisted large cubic metre natural draft cooling tower units tall reinforced concrete south station cooling system instead cooling towers consisting cubic metre units underground pipes metres diameter screens ash removal fly ash ash products burning coal power stations ash stations taken sea flat iron barges built bristol service april trip ship took tonnes ash stations river dumped north_sea coast originally carried ash waste power station frequent passages common sight long wide weighed tonnes crew seven managed owned ships went needed shallow draft entire load ash dumped operated doors minutes early 1960s power stations operating hours decreased opening larger power station northumberland meant ash produced stations end 1960s sold went firm hampshire worked sand scrapped french company closure swing bridge downstream stations seldom opened low lying able pass underneath bridge low tide december collided forcing close rest weekend environmental impact built power stations fitted reduce smoke dust emitted stations chimneys time date method prevent pollution power stations despite precautions pollution power stations factor consideration given scrapping plan build housing estate probable pollution nearby power stations mainly houses high higher power stations chimneys times meant estate exposed parts million dioxide estate built peak conditions thought unlikely occur days year smoke thing emitted power station july discharge cooling water stations noted increased water temperature river found affect passage migratory fish fact stations introduction warm water river sharks known attracted area start power stations fly ash dumped north_sea tonnes fly ash dumped stations licence restricted dumping tonnes ash year power stations point coast place europe dump fly ash sea fly ash dumping found sea bed life killed fly ash found create problems fishing industry caught large licence terminated stations closure power stations licence terminated end ending fly ash dumping north_sea closure demolition closure mid-1980s closure stations considered considered combined heat power scheme stations passed ownership years use decommissioned outdated operate overtaken lower generating capacity newer plants closure coincided large number coal mines electricity industry early 1990s following closure power stations respectively northern heavily dependent electricity south region large power stations stations closure forced operated north station seek new accommodation scouts moved station boat house deemed unsafe demolished provided site offices storage power station complex permission boats north station end built demolition large buildings structures stations demolished stages 1990s cooling towers demolished explosives march thousands spectators bought sites stations demolished started south station twin chimneys destroyed october kilograms explosives turbine hall followed boiler house went february stood year turbine hall demolished january bunker bay building demolished june boiler house followed straight complete destruction took attempts went june rest followed days chimneys obvious reminder power stations pulled month later july power stations remaining heavy industrial buildings modern demolition felt marked end industrial preservation modern structures redevelopment north site power station proposal plans million combined cycle gas turbine power station site ready battery factory west site north station applied permission build station twice efficient coal fired stations major electricity generation site built wear years station generating capacity taken years build created construction jobs time jobs construction proposal opposed coal mining industry dropped shortly north station demolished site reclaimed site neighbouring plant high purity use nuclear operated north station available excess generating capacity large quantities cheap electricity essential production demolished time stations left site blocks acres neighbouring sites largest land schemes completed way industrial business park phase construction completed expanding expected provide jobs million private sector investment completed park cycle route nature trail edge takes visitors river past point north station cooling towers stood buildings business park named tribute power station occupied northeast regional development agency early following winding northeast little commemorates power stations briefly mentioned plaque road near south station site marking races official racing started lay north song written race course site power station key site northumberland south site following completion south station demolition thousands pounds spent number security measures site installed warning signs security patrols took place large sections fencing stolen warning signs ignored ultimately led man trapped site hours looking scrap metal power cables climbed small hole underground room rescued fire crews site designated danger zone derelict site july people burning tyres sub station creating fire damaging cables worth riverside crescent acres site south station redevelopment having sat site years site developer applied planning permission build housing leisure facilities site course years refused finally granted permission begin building million housing estate site named riverside crescent constructed residential units bedroom flats bedroom houses acres open space riverside walkway restaurant new bus link improve transport links plans residential development went display october proposals site included industrial development met opposition restoration grassland seen despite demolition ground structure south station foundations remained needed removed construction start removal underground structures completed early construction houses began immediately remnants significant sites little evidence remains power stations small number bricks steel rods minor structures survived north station site including road bridge rail line served station brick wall concrete staircase obvious remains power stations large sub stations supply local region electrical power generated scotland power station transported connection cultural use power stations strong local landmark chimneys seen roughly long section valley near wall northumberland building present view operation power stations appeared films television programs shot newcastle area appeared payroll movie starring security van operators lives park housing estate power station prominently background van operator home shown power stations seen briefly shot movie appear scene protagonists ray betty travelling newcastle power station power station operation prominent film happened likely british sitcom broadcast stations appear series end credits ash boat seen passing wharf near featured swing bridge videos check short film youth unemployment west end newcastle mid-1990s decommissioned stations photographed north eastern artist work secret intelligence silent piece exhibited exhibition
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