Well where do I start on this place...
Interesting explore with some very sketchy access!
Explored with @The Amateur Wanderer and a thanks to @Speed for bringing this to our attention.
After an all night drive up to Scotland and a six in the morning start we entered the site then called it a day around 8 when the site decided to liven up with the daily delivery of biomass and after a few close calls with the on site staff. The place is still ridiculously live with even readouts on the machinery and lots of staff still kicking about the site. After out visit I was informed that they do daily checks!
History taken from @The Amateur Wanderer
Tullis Russell was formed in 1809 by Robert Tullis, he acquired Rothes mill in 1836.
In 1912 the construction of Markinch Power Station began, to provide the mill with electrical power, rather than power provided from water wheel. The Coal Fired Power Station was completed in 1914, and was fitted with 3 Parsons Units and Rerolle electrical equipment.
At some point, I have no definite date, but the power station was extended to take a fourth slightly larger, more modern Parsons unit along with an English Electric system to distribute the power it generated. It was also given an oil fired system to work alongside the coal fired boilers.
Sadly, the plant was deemed too dirty after breeching EU emission regulations and was forced to close been replaced by the new biomass plant on site. For a mothballed site though, it's still very much live, all the power is still on and the readouts in the control room as still showing live stats for the power station. It wouldn't take much to raise steam and get her running again!
Now for the pics...
Now for some detail shots...
Thats all.
Thanks for looking...
BoroLad
Interesting explore with some very sketchy access!
Explored with @The Amateur Wanderer and a thanks to @Speed for bringing this to our attention.
After an all night drive up to Scotland and a six in the morning start we entered the site then called it a day around 8 when the site decided to liven up with the daily delivery of biomass and after a few close calls with the on site staff. The place is still ridiculously live with even readouts on the machinery and lots of staff still kicking about the site. After out visit I was informed that they do daily checks!
History taken from @The Amateur Wanderer
Tullis Russell was formed in 1809 by Robert Tullis, he acquired Rothes mill in 1836.
In 1912 the construction of Markinch Power Station began, to provide the mill with electrical power, rather than power provided from water wheel. The Coal Fired Power Station was completed in 1914, and was fitted with 3 Parsons Units and Rerolle electrical equipment.
At some point, I have no definite date, but the power station was extended to take a fourth slightly larger, more modern Parsons unit along with an English Electric system to distribute the power it generated. It was also given an oil fired system to work alongside the coal fired boilers.
Sadly, the plant was deemed too dirty after breeching EU emission regulations and was forced to close been replaced by the new biomass plant on site. For a mothballed site though, it's still very much live, all the power is still on and the readouts in the control room as still showing live stats for the power station. It wouldn't take much to raise steam and get her running again!
Now for the pics...
Now for some detail shots...
Thats all.
Thanks for looking...
BoroLad
