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Dunston Power Station
Dunston Power Station
The power station was constructed in the early 1900s when the railway had to be diverted south of its original route. It was rebuilt from 1933 to 1950 for the North Eastern Supply Company, to a design by Merz and McLellan using glass, rather than brick, walls to enclose the machinery. It took water from the River Tyne for the coolers and used coal from various pits in the North Durham Coalfields such as Marley Hill. The electricity was supplied to the grid system for Cumberland to Yorkshire and north to Galashields.
Dunston Power Station was the first one in the world to use super re-heated steam.
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My Mum JOAN is a "HEDWORTH". This boatyard was her father's.
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Thanks for your comment. Wonder what happened to the boatyard?
Posted by: barbara fish at January 13, 2007 3:45 AM