15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam turbine

Made:
1923; 1923 in Preston and Bolton
maker:
Hick, Hargreaves and Company Limited
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15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam turbine
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15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam turbine
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15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam turbine
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Newpaper article, Time called at Back O' th' Bank power station.
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Name plate on: 15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam
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Name plate on: 15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam
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Name plate on: 15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam
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Name plate on: 15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam
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15 megawatt AC turbo-alternator with steam turbine, condenser and DC exciter, made by the English Electric Co. Ltd and Hick, Hargreaves & Co. Ltd, Bolton, in 1923 and used at the Back o' th' Bank Power Station, Bolton, between 1923 and 1984.

Details

Category:
Electricity Supply
Object Number:
Y1986.19
Measurements:
Overall: 3050 mm
type:
electricity generator

Parts

Fuse Box

Fuse Box

fuse box

Object Number:
Y1986.19.1
type:
fuse box
Control Panels of the Back O' The Bank Power Station

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: 3050 m x 600 m x 2750 m,
Object Number:
Y1986.19.2
type:
control panel
House alternator

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