Acton Lane Power Station
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Acton Lane Power Station
| Acton Lane Power Station | |
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| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Location | London Borough of Ealing |
| Coordinates | 51°31′50″N 0°15′21″W / 51.5305°N 0.2559°WCoordinates: 51°31′50″N 0°15′21″W / 51.5305°N 0.2559°W |
| Status | Demolished |
| Commission date | 1899 |
| Decommission date | 1983 |
| Operator(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board |
| Power station information | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation information | |
| Installed capacity | 150 MW |
| As of 30 October 2010 | |
Acton Lane Power Station was a power station in west London. The station was located to the south of the Grand Union Canal and west of the Dudding Hill railway line.
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History
The first station was built by the Metropolitan Electric Supply Company Limited (METESCo) and commissioned in 1899. It was taken over by the London Power Company Limited in 1924. It was one of four stations (the others being Bow, Deptford East and Grove Road, Saint John's Wood) which continued following the formation of the London and Home Counties Joint Electricity Authority in 1925, which resulted in closure of many smaller stations in central London.[1]
The later Acton Lane 'B' station had three concrete cooling towers and dominated the eastern end of North Acton trading estate at Park Royal. Work on this began in 1950, initially for 56 MW.[2] Coal was supplied by rail to sidings from the Midland railway to the north. Other power stations nearby included Neasden and Taylors Lane.
The station closed on 31 October 1983 with a generating capacity of 150 MW.[3] It has since been demolished. A large substation remains on the north bank of the canal.
Film set
The disused power station was used as a film set in Aliens (1986) and as the 'Axis Chemical Works' in Batman (1989).
References
- ^ PRE-VESTING UNDERTAKINGS (1882 - 1948), LMA/4278/01 1883 - 2003, National Archives, [1]
- ^ New Power Stations,Hansard,1950-11-06,[2]
- ^ Mr. Redmond (16 January 1984). "Coal-fired Power Stations". Hansard. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1984/jan/16/coal-fired-power-stations#S6CV0052P0_19840116_CWA_281. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
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