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-Houstonswitchgear. 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]
Station electricity output 1946–63, GWh
Year
1946
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1961
1962
1963
1967
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-firingoil.[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]
^"Barton Power Station". trafford.gov.uk. June 1979. Retrieved 22 November 2008.[permanent dead link]
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"Reinforced-Concrete Chimney Towers at the Barton Power-Station." By ARNOLD ATHERTON BSc.[permanent dead link]
April 18, 2024
barton, power, station, coal, fired, power, station, bridgewater, canal, trafford, park, near, eccles, lancashire, england, countryunited, kingdomcoordinates53, 349statusdecommissionedcommission, date1923decommission, date18, march, 1974owner, manchester, corp. Barton Power Station was a coal fired power station on the Bridgewater Canal in Trafford Park near Eccles Lancashire England Barton Power StationCountryUnited KingdomCoordinates53 28 23 N 2 20 56 W 53 473 N 2 349 W 53 473 2 349StatusDecommissionedCommission date1923Decommission date18 March 1974Owner s Manchester CorporationBritish Electricity AuthorityCentral Electricity AuthorityCentral Electricity Generating BoardThermal power stationTurbine technologySteam turbineChimneys2Cooling sourceCanal waterPower generationNameplate capacity69 MWAnnual net output72 15 GWh 1972 edit on Wikidata grid reference SJ768974 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe 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 amp Wilcox chain grate stoked boilers Mather amp 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 Station electricity output 1946 63 GWh Year 1946 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1967Output GWh 490 7 273 5 228 75 224 05 188 44 341 51 127 5 67 9 114 8 191 2In 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 amp Q store now stands on the site of the station 1 See also edit nbsp England portal nbsp Energy portalTimeline 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 stationReferences 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barton Power Station amp oldid 1176433818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
