eggborough power station

This power station doesnt really need an introduction so ill keep the information short and sweet. Opened officially in 1970, Eggborough power station was a coal fired power station which was also capable of co firing biomass. It was situated on the river Aire between Knottingley and Snaith...

Eggborough Power Station - October 2019 Introduction Being that this report is nearly two years old it is probably best to post it by now, even if it is well documented already, so here goes. Visited with @ xplorer.x @ UrbandonedTeam @ DustySensorPhotography The visit. We had been talking a...

Brief History A large decommissioned coal fired power station in the North of England which was capable of co-firing biomass, The station had a generating capacity of 1,960 megawatts, enough electricity to power 2 million homes. It began generating power back in 1967 making use of nearby coal...

Clearly this is nothing new, there are plenty of reports on this place, but this is my take on the place. I've wanted to get on the power station game for a looooong time, however as normal things have gotten in the way and despite a few brief pokes at Rugeley and Ironbridge I've never gotten...

Well. This is very much a site I have wanted to do for many years at this point. Eggborough Power Station was constructed in the 1960s and brought online gradually between 1967 and 1970. Upon the completion of works and the commissioning of the remaining units, the power station was formally...

Eggborough Power Station: The colossal set of structures at Eggborough Power Station were completed over 8 years between 1962-1970. 3 years before full completion, the plant began to produce power during 1967. At this point, not all units were active but come 1970, the 2 gigawatt plant was...

Explored with @Ojay, @slayaaaa, @xplorer.x and @Terminal Decline History: Eggborough Power Station was a 2-gigawatt coal-fired generating plant in North Yorkshire, built between 1962 and 1970, and first began generating electricity in 1967 just before the completion of the site in 1970. The...

History Eggborough Power Station was built between 1962 and 1970, and first began generating electricity in 1967. The station comprises four 500 megawatt (MW) coal-fired pulverised fuel units, giving the station a total electrical output of 1,960 MW. There were four boilers rated at 403 kg/s...

My Visit This was my second attempt here got caught the first time but i wasnt giving up. This was probably one of the hardest ive done not because of secca, altho they are on the ball, but more the size of the place and trying to get round. The History Eggborough Power Station was a large...

Eggborough Power: This omnipotent power plant in the great county of North Yorkshire first began generating electricity from coal in 1967 and had 4x 500MW units, with a total output of 1960MW (enough to power 2 million homes). Units 3 & 4 of this place had what's called Flue Gas Desulphurisation...

History, Eggborough Power Station was built between 1962 and 1970, and first began generating electricity in 1967.[3] The station comprises four 500 megawatt (MW) coal-fired units, giving the station a total electrical output of 1,960 MW. Units 3 and 4 have been installed with Flue Gas...

Happy New Year everyone! Been sitting on these pics for a bit until a few others had a revisit. Really enjoyed this place. We got really lucky with the early morning light after a very cold snooze. Nice warm sunlight coming in from one end of the turbine hall as well as glow off of the cooling...

Eggborough power station was a large coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire, England, capable of co-firing biomass. It is situated on the River Aire, between the towns of Knottingley and Snaith, deriving its name from the nearby village of Eggborough. The station had a generating capacity...

Eggborough Power Station History Taken from their website. Construction of the power station began in 1962 and we began supplying the National Grid in 1967. The official opening of the Station was on 18th September 1970. As a result of privatisation, Eggborough passed from the ownership of...

Visited with AndyK and Clebby. Its been a while since ive been inside one of these beasts and ive been putting off a nose at this particular example for ages. When Clebby suggested we should go give it a go it was the perfect excuse to pop up for the evening. Exploring these big stations tends...