Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Electric Power Co
From Graces Guide
1908 The Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Electric Power Co was incorporated, including the Shropshire and Worcestershire Electric Power Co
1924 Carried out experiments with an electrically powered canal boat on a short stretch of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in Kidderminster using a 250v DC overhead supply.[1][2]
By 1927 supplied electricity to Oldbury and Smethwick, the industrial areas of Halesowen, Dudley, Kidderminster, Redditch, as well as the towns of Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Upton-on-Severn, and many villages.
Stations at Smethwick and Redditch; had also acquired stations at Dudley, Kidderminster, Ludlow and Tewkesbury.
1927 Opened new station at Stourport, which would in time replace the older stations.
See Also
- Banbury and District Electric Supply Co
- Birmingham District Power and Traction Co
- Central England Electricity Scheme
- Edmundsons' Electricity Corporation: 1932 Companies
- Emile Garcke
- Incorporated Association of Electric Power Companies
- Shropshire and Worcestershire Electric Power Co
- South Wales Electrical Power Distribution Co
- Southern Areas Electric Corporation
- Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
- Stourport Electric Power Station
- The Engineer 1925/06/19
- The Engineer 1927/06/10
Sources of Information
- ↑ Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal by J. Ian Langford
- ↑ Electric Canals on British Pathé