Pandon Dene Power Station
1890 Pandon Dene station was opened by the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Co
1892 John Merz's son, Charles, started work as a pupil at the Pandon Dene station.
1892 The plant now erected is capable of a total output of 600 kilowatts, and consists of one 250 alternator, three 100-kilowatt alternators, and one 50-kilowatt alternator; all these machines are of the Mordey type, and were supplied by the Brush Electrical Engineering Co. The engines consist of one vertical compound automatic engine, having cylinders 11 in. and 18 in. in diameter by 12 in. stroke, and three horizontal compound engines, the latter being fitted with the Rowland-Richardson trip-valve gear. The cylinders in this case are 16 in. and 261 in. in diameter by 36 in. stroke. The dynamos are driven by rope gearing. These engines, as well as the boilers, were all supplied by Messrs. Robey and Co., of Lincoln. [1]
After installation of a transmission line from Wallsend, the station was converted into a sub-station with motor generators similar to those in use at Manors sub-station.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Biography of Charles Merz, ODNB [1]