Bradford Electric Light Station
1883 Bradford was the first municipal authority to receive a Provisional Order to generate electricity (for lighting)
1887 J. N. Shoolbred drew up plans for the Corporation
1889 The generating station was opened in Bolton Road; it supplied dc at 115 volts; equipment was supplied by Siemens Brothers and Co
1890 Further equipment was added to enable expansion of the service hours
1897 A new station was opened, A. H. Gibbings being chief engineer to the Corporation. The boilers were of the marine type, with Ellis and Eave's system of induced draught, the fans being driven by electric motors. Two sets of Willans and Robinson triple-expansion engines, each intended to give 600 IHP at 300 rpm, supplied with steam at 180 psi.Six-pole dynamos supplied by Siemens Brothers and Co., and the boilers by John Brown and Co., Sheffield. [1]
Presumably later referred to as Bradford Power Station
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Sources of Information
- [1] The early days of the power station industry.