Neasden Power Station
| Neasden Power Station | |
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| Country | England |
| Location | Greater London |
| Coordinates | 51°33′35″N 0°15′41″W / 51.5597°N 0.2613°W |
| Commission date | 1904 |
| Decommission date | 1968 |
| Operator(s) | Metropolitan Railway; London Transport (from 1933) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 20.5 MW |
grid reference TQ2051286016 | |
Neasden Power Station was a coal-fired power station built by the Metropolitan Railway for its electrification project. It was opened in December 1904. It was within the site of the current London Underground Neasden Depot.
The station was commissioned in 1904 with three British Westinghouse turbo-generators rated at 3,500 kW each. Two 5,000 kW sets were added five years later. The station was further upgraded in 1912 when the original turbines were replaced.[1]
Along with Lots Road Power Station, Neasden power station supplied the whole London Passenger Transport Board network from its formation in 1933.
Coal for the power station was brought in by trains, initially by the Metropolitan Railway using its fleet of steam locomotives, from June 1935 by the London & North Eastern Railway, and from 1948 British Rail.
The power station ceased generating in 1968.
References
- ^ The Engineer, 9 February 1912, page 154
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