Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,713 pages of information and 247,105 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Pinkston Tramway Power House

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1901 Began to supply electricity

In winter 1903/4 the old Waterloo Street Generating Station was converted into a sub-station, by taking a temporary supply of high-tension current from the surplus plant of the Tramways Department at Pinkston.

By 1912 there were two 4000hp engines made by the Allis Company, of Milwaukee and two by Musgrave and Sons of Bolton. An 800 horse-power engine was supplied by D. Stewart and Co, of Glasgow.

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