Hartshead Power Station

Former coal-fired power station

Hartshead Power Station

Official name| Hartshead Power Station
Country| England
Location| Greater Manchester, North West England
Coordinates| 53°29′52″N 2°02′22″W﻿ / ﻿53.4978°N 2.0395°W﻿ / 53.4978; -2.0395Coordinates: 53°29′52″N 2°02′22″W﻿ / ﻿53.4978°N 2.0395°W﻿ / 53.4978; -2.0395
Status| Decommissioned
Commission date| 1926
Decommission date| 29 October 1979
Operator(s)| Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley & Dukinfield Transport & Electricity Board
(1926–1948)
British Electricity Authority
(1948–1955)
Central Electricity Authority
(1955–1957)
Central Electricity Generating Board
(1958–1979)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel| Coal
Turbine technology| Steam turbines
Chimneys| 2
Cooling towers| 2
Cooling source| Circulating water cooling towers
Power generation
Units operational| 2 × 34 MW and 1 × 33.25 MW (1971)
Nameplate capacity| 64 MW, 134.75 MW (1971)
Annual net output| 251.911 GWh (1971)

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Hartshead Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated at Heyrod, Greater Manchester in North West England.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History[edit]

Preparations for a power station at Heyrod began in 1916 when 26 acres (110,000 m2) of land were purchased. The station was opened in 1926 by the Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Transport and Electricity Board.[1] The station began operation with three Metropolitan-Vickers 12,500 kW turbo-alternators generating at the local SHMD supply frequency of 40 Hz. Later that year the station's output was changed to the nationally agreed standard of 50 Hz. In 1935, a major expansion of Hartshead began with the first of three new Metropolitan-Vickers 30,000 kW generating sets being commissioned, followed by the second set in 1943 and the third set in 1950.

The station's concrete cooling towers were constructed in the 1940s.[2] Coal was delivered to the plant at Millbrook railway sidings on the Micklehurst Line, situated on the opposite side of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. The sidings were built in 1932 and had space to hold up to 130 12-ton wagons. Coal was fed into a hopper underneath the sidings before being transported on an enclosed conveyor belt which emerged high above the valley to cross the River Tame and canal before entering the station at a high level.[3]

The electricity output from Hartshead LP and HP power stations in the mid-1950s was:[4][5][6][7]

Electricity sent out, GWh  Year  | LP station output GWh  | HP station output GWh

|
|

1953/4  | 45.31  | 434.42
1954/5  | 51.70  | 387.13
1955/6  | 46.33  | 270.83
1956/7  | 32.33  | 371.54
1957/8  | 15.84  | 368.59
1960/1  | 313.278
1961/2  | 408.407
1962/3  | 433.701
1666/7  | 488.736  |
1971/2  | 251.91
1978/9  | 3.59

It was partly converted to oil firing in the 1960s.[5] By 1971 the boilers had a steam output capacity of 1.52 million pounds per hour (191.5 kg/s). Steam was produced at low pressure 275 psi and 357 °F (18.96 bar and 181 °C) and at high pressure 615/620 psi and 443/449 °F (42.4/42.7 bar and 228/232 °C). In 1971 the generating plant comprised two 34 MW and one 33.25 MW turbo-alternators and the station had a rated capacity of 134.75 MW.[5]

The station was closed on 29 October 1979 with a generating capacity of 64 megawatts.[8] It was demolished September 24, 1989, although part of the site is still used as an electrical substation.

## See also[edit]

* England portal
* Energy portal

* Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pylon

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Power Stations in Greater Manchester" (PDF). 2001. p. 2\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
2. ^ Frost, Roy; Neil Richardson (1993). Electricity in Manchester 1893-1993. ISBN 1-85216-075-6.
3. ^ Charlesworth, D (Editor): The Huddersfield Canals Towpath Guide page 55, Huddersfield Canal Society, 1981.
4. ^ Garrett, Frederick C., ed. (1959). Garke's Manual of Electricity Supply vol.56. London: Electrical Press. pp. A-123.
5. ^ a b c CEGB (1972). Statistical Yearbook 1972. London: CEGB. p. 17.
6. ^ CEGB (1979). CEGB Statistical Yearbook 1978-79. London: CEGB. p. 8\. ISBN 0902543598.
7. ^ CEGB Annual report and Accounts, 1961, 1962 & 1963
8. ^ Mr. Redmond (16 January 1984). "Coal-fired Power Stations". Hansard. Retrieved 1 September 2009.

## External links[edit]

* 28DL \- photographs of the power station past and present

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