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North Tees Power Station

From Graces Guide
1924.
1924. Merz and McLellan.
1924.

1917 The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Co took control of the principal electricity undertakings in the south of the County Durham and North Yorkshire. To supply the newly acquired area, the company built the North Tees Power Station on the banks of the River Tees at Billingham.

The station was designed by the engineering consultants Merz and McLellan. It used two Metropolitan-Vickers 20MW turbo-alternators to generate electricity.

1921 Plant opened

1924 Description of plant[1]

1929 Selected for use in the North-East England Electricity Scheme[2]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ Engineering 1924/06/13
  2. ↑ The Times June 26, 1929
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