Meaford Power Station
| Meaford Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Location of Meaford Power Station
|
|
| Country | England |
| Location | Staffordshire, West Midlands |
| Coordinates | 52°55′33″N 2°09′59″W / 52.9257°N 2.1665°WCoordinates: 52°55′33″N 2°09′59″W / 52.9257°N 2.1665°W |
| Commission date | 1948 |
| Decommission date | 1991 |
| Operator(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal-fired |
| grid reference SJ889365 | |
Meaford Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Trent at Meaford near Stone in Staffordshire.
Work began on the new power station in 1945, and was completed in 1948. The station was to later be known as Meaford A power station. It had a generating capacity of 120 megawatts (MW), comprising four 30 MW GEC turbo-alternators, fed by boilers on a 'range system'. It had two brick chimneys, one at either end of the station, and two 250 ft (76 m) tall concrete cooling towers. Generation ceased in 1974, and the station was completely demolished by 1982.
Meaford B power station was located to the south of A station. The station was built using numerous main and sub-contractors to include G. Percy Trentham Ltd. (excavations, roads, railway sidings, superstructure etc.), Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co. Ltd. (station steel frame), P.C. Richardson & Co. (chimney), Babcock & Wilcox Ltd. (boiler plant), British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd. (turbo-alternators) and many contractors.
Construction work on it began in 1951, with completion and formal opening on 4 October 1957. It was of 240 MW generating capacity, comprising four 60 MW British Thomson-Houston turbo alternators. These were initially rated at 65 MW, but later at 60 MW. Steam was provided by four Babcock & Wilcox boilers. These fed steam at 515,000 lbs per hour, with a steam temperature of 1,065 °F (566 °C) and 1,500 psi operating pressure. The station was built on the 'unit' or 'set' principle where one boiler fed one turbo alternator. It had one centrally placed, brick built chimney, which stood at 408 ft (124 m) tall. System water was cooled by three 250 ft (76 m) tall cooling towers. The station was of brick cladding construction over a steel frame, which supported the four boilers from the roof. Its design efficiency was 31.41%.
...
Wikipedia