Lots Road Power Station
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 28 '40 " N , 0 ° 10' 53" W | ||
| country | United Kingdom | ||
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| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | Coal , gas , petroleum | ||
| power | 50 MW | ||
| Start of operations | 1905 | ||
| Shutdown | 2002 | ||
The Lots Road Power Station was a coal fired power plant at the Lots Road in London , close to the River Thames in the district of Chelsea . From 1905 to 2002 it supplied the London Underground with electrical energy.
Construction began in 1902 under the direction of the Metropolitan District Electric Traction Co., which soon after became part of Charles Tyson Yerkes' Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) . This made it possible for the Metropolitan District Railway (now District Line ) to electrify its routes and give up steam operations. Around the same time, the Metropolitan Railway (now the Metropolitan Line ) built its own power station, the Neasden Power Station .
After its completion in 1905, the power station was considered the largest that had been built up to then. It consumed 700 tons of coal per day and achieved an electrical output of 50 MW with a generator voltage of 11 kV and a frequency of 25 Hz . Gradually, in addition to the District Line, all other underground lines and most of the UER's trams were powered with electricity from this power station. In the mid-1960s there was a partial switch to gas, and crude oil could also be burned if necessary. The power plant was in operation until October 21, 2002, when the systems had reached their maximum service life. Since then, power has been supplied via the National Grid .
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Horne: The District Line . Capital Transport, ISBN 1-85414-292-5 , pp. 40 .
- ^ Lots Road Power Station Visit. Retrieved November 26, 2013 .