Fuse Box
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15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam turbine
- Made:
- 1923; 1923 in Coventry
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15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam turbine
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam turbine
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam turbine
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam turbine, condenser and DC exciter, made by the English Electric Co. Ltd, Preston and Coventry, and Hick, Hargreaves & Co. Ltd, Bolton, in 1923 and used at the Back o' th' Bank Power Station, Bolton, between 1923 and 1984.
This steam turbine generating set was installed at Bolton power station in 1923 and was in commission until 1979. It was the largest of six new generating sets installed at the Back o' th' Bank Power Station, Bolton, in 1923. The Back o' th' Bank Power Station was a coal-fired power station built in 1914 to replace Bolton's first power station. Increasing demand led to its further expansion. By 1925 there were 10,000 customers, which increased to 30,000 by 1935.
Details
- Category:
- Electricity Supply
- Object Number:
- Y1986.19
- Measurements:
-
Overall: 3050 mm
- type:
- electricity generator
Parts
Control Panels of the Back O' The Bank Power Station
Control panels for the generator used at the Back O' The Bank Power Station, Bolton, 1935-1984.
- Measurements:
-
Overall: 305 cm x 600 cm x 275 cm,
- Object Number:
- Y1986.19.2
- type:
- control panel
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- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Electric Clock
Electric clock, made by Ferranti Ltd and probably used at the Back o' th' Bank Power Station, Bolton, 1935-84.
- Measurements:
-
Overall: 75 mm x 535 mm x 75 mm
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- Y1986.19.3
- type:
- electric clock
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- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
House alternator
House alternator, made by the English Electric Co. Ltd.
- Measurements:
-
Overall: 1600 mm x 600 mm x 360 mm,
- Materials:
- cast iron
- Object Number:
- Y1986.19.4
- type:
- alternator
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem
