Bulls Bridge Power Station
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Bulls Bridge Power Station was an open cycle gas turbine power station at Bull's Bridge, Hayes
in west London
.
as a stand alone open cycle GT Station in the mid-1970s but was mothballed, sometime later. As a result of the UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
the Station was re-opened in the 1980s, occupying a 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) side on either side of Yeading Brook
, to the south of the Paddington main line and north of the Grand Union Canal
, at its junction with the Paddington Arm. It had a generating capacity of 280 MW. It was connected electrically to the North Hyde 66kV Substation.
Originally built by the CEGB
, and on privatisation was owned and run by Powergen. The station ceased generating in 1993. The site has since been redeveloped, with the station being demolished. The western parcel of land is occupied by a British Airways
engineering centre.
Hayes, Hillingdon
Hayes is a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon, West London. It is a suburban development situated west of Charing Cross. Hayes was developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries as an industrial locality to which residential districts were later added in order to house factory workers...
in west London
London
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History
The station was built, owned and operated by the CEGBCEGB
The Central Electricity Generating Board was the cornerstone of the British electricity industry for almost 40 years; from 1957, to privatisation in the 1990s....
as a stand alone open cycle GT Station in the mid-1970s but was mothballed, sometime later. As a result of the UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
The UK miners' strike was a major industrial action affecting the British coal industry. It was a defining moment in British industrial relations, and its defeat significantly weakened the British trades union movement...
the Station was re-opened in the 1980s, occupying a 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) side on either side of Yeading Brook
Yeading Brook
Yeading Brook 16 miles is a tributary of the River Crane, in West London. It rises in major part from the Headstone Manor moat, and in minor part from a small stream flowing from Pinner Park...
, to the south of the Paddington main line and north of the Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
, at its junction with the Paddington Arm. It had a generating capacity of 280 MW. It was connected electrically to the North Hyde 66kV Substation.
Originally built by the CEGB
CEGB
The Central Electricity Generating Board was the cornerstone of the British electricity industry for almost 40 years; from 1957, to privatisation in the 1990s....
, and on privatisation was owned and run by Powergen. The station ceased generating in 1993. The site has since been redeveloped, with the station being demolished. The western parcel of land is occupied by a British Airways
British Airways
British Airways is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations...
engineering centre.