Littlebrook Power Station
Series of four oil and coal-fired power stations in Dartford, Kent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Littlebrook Power Station were a series of four oil and coal-fired power stations situated on the south bank of the River Thames, next to the Queen Elizabeth 2 Bridge and the Dartford Tunnel in Dartford, Kent. The final power station, Littlebrook D, ceased operating in March 2015, and has now been demolished.
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Littlebrook Power Station | |
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Country | England |
Location | Kent, South East England |
Coordinates | 51.465278°N 0.241667°E / 51.465278; 0.241667 |
Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
Construction began | 'A' 1935; 'B' 1946; 'C' 1949; 'D' 1976 |
Commission date | 'A' 1939; 'B' 1949; 'C' 1952; 'D' 1981 |
Decommission date | 'A' 1973; 'B' 1975; 'C' 1981; 'D' 2015 |
Owner(s) | County of London Electric Lighting Co. (1939–1948) British Electricity Authority (1948–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1990) National Power (1991–2001) RWE npower (2001–2015) |
Operator(s) | As owner. RWE npower |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal-fired 'A' & 'B'; Oil-fired 'C' & 'D' |
Site area | 72 hectare |
Chimneys | 'A' 1; 'B' 2; 'C' 2; 'D' 1 |
Cooling towers | None |
Cooling source | River water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 'A' 1 × 60 MW & 2 × 30 MW; 'B' 2 × 60 MW; 'C' 4 × 60 MW; 'D' 3 × 660 MW |
Make and model | see text |
Units decommissioned | All |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference TQ556764 |
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