Country England Decommission date 1969 | Primary fuel Coal-fired | |
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Location Gloucestershire, South West England Operator Central Electricity Generating Board Similar Newton Abbot power sta, Poole Power Station, Rosemanowes Quarry, Seabank Power Station, Langage Power Station | ||
Castle meads power station top 6 facts
Castle Meads Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on Alney Island in the River Severn at Gloucester. Construction of the station began in 1940, and it was opened in 1943. It was built to replace the electricity supply from Gloucester Corporation's works on Commercial Road. The station was nationalised in 1948. Coal brought to the station by rail on the Great Western Railway's Docks branch from Over, and by barge. Once at the station, coal was transported toward the boilers by a fireless locomotive, one of only 162 ever built in Britain. It was built by Andrew Barclays of Kilmarnock in 1942, carrying the works number 2126. After the closure of the station, it was preserved at the National Waterways Museum in Gloucester. The station closed in 1969. The station was demolished for charity in 1978 by Gloucester Round Table.