The Ferrybridge power stations were three coal-fired power stations on the River Aire near Ferrybridge in West Yorkshire, England, in operation from 1927...
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is famous for the Ferrybridge power stations and the M62 services which offers eateries and lodging. The Ferrybridge power stations to the north dominated...
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with a 2,500 megawatt gas power plant. Eggborough power station was first proposed alongside Ferrybridge "C" power station in April 1961. Construction...
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completed in 1932. The system comprised 16 power stations (including new stations at Kirkstall and Ferrybridge) interconnected by 322 miles (518 km) of...
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Knottingley (redirect from Knottingley-ferrybridge)
invented by a Ferrybridge postmaster. There is a Bagley's Glass gallery in Pontefract Museum. Close to Knottingley is Ferrybridge Power Station, which had...
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electricity industry in 1990. Fiddler's Ferry, along with the Ferrybridge power stations in Yorkshire, was then sold to Edison Mission Energy in 1999....
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Aire valley power station may refer to one or all of three power stations on the River Aire in Yorkshire, England: Ferrybridge C power station (1966–2016)...
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entered the power station and climbed onto equipment in order to draw attention to greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power stations, when E.ON UK...
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reference SE47462424). It is close to the A1 and M62 and Ferrybridge power station. Ferrybridge Henge is the furthest south of Yorkshire's henges, and is the...
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arrived in Hull on 4 August 1995 and were based at a new National Power depot at Ferrybridge. The six Class 59/2s have the same lighting arrangement as the...
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the church was overshadowed by the cooling towers of one of the Ferrybridge power stations, a view illustrated in one of Eric de Maré's most famous photographs...
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mine in North Yorkshire, England, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east of Ferrybridge power station. It was owned and operated by UK Coal. The colliery closed on...
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former electricity-generating power stations in England. For lists in the rest of the UK, including proposed stations, see the see also section below...
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would build three large power stations to use its coal. These were an expansion of the station at Ferrybridge, a new station at Eggborough, and Drax,...
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Ervay The Palace of Auburn Hills Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino Ferrybridge Power Station sub-contracted by Keltbray Decommissioning 420 Main Hotel Deauville...
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from the original on 2023-02-05. Ferrybridge power stations "Firefighters tackle blaze near Shoreham Power Station". BBC News. 2 March 2012. Staff Writer...
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Nuclear Power Plant collapsed on August 22, 2007. There were no fatalities. On November 1, 1965, three of the cooling towers at Ferrybridge Power Station collapsed...
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the same hyperboloid design as conventional inland power stations such as Didcot, Drax, Ferrybridge and Fiddlers Ferry. The explosions were designed to...
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clusters. Vortex shedding caused the collapse of three towers at Ferrybridge Power Station C in 1965 during high winds. The failure of the original Tacoma...
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Knottingley is a town, and Ferrybridge is a village, in the Knottingley ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England...
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heavy freight trains, mostly from the Port of Immingham, to access the power stations in the lower Aire Valley without the need for them to use the East Coast...
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the town; however, these collieries closed in the 20th century. Ferrybridge Power Station and Kellingley Colliery have also closed (in 2015 and 2016 respectively)...
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"Ferrybridge 'C' Power Station Units 1+2". Skyscraper Page. Retrieved 19 September 2022. Pritchard, Jonathan (22 August 2021). "Ferrybridge Power Station...
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Megawatt Valley (category Power stations in the East Midlands)
Yorkshire centred on the River Aire that was home to Ferrybridge C, Eggborough and Drax power stations. Of these facilities only Drax remains in operation...
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to Pontefract. Close by is the site of the former coal-fired Ferrybridge power station, although the local coal mines largely closed in the 1990s, which...
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River Aire (section Power stations)
of the river. There are three thermal power stations alongside the River Aire east of Castleford: Ferrybridge C, Eggborough and Drax. Drax takes its...
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it is possible to see Scafell Pike and Helvellyn to the north, Ferrybridge power station to the east, High Peak to the south and the Big One roller coaster...
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damaged by bombers seeking the Hickson and Welch chemical works and Ferrybridge power station. In total 25 tons of bombs fell on Leeds during the raid, a quarter...
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SSE plc (redirect from Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution)
and England. In July 2004, the company acquired the Ferrybridge and Fiddlers Ferry power stations for £250 million. In January 2008, it went on to buy...
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Thornhill power station had a declared generating capacity of 135 MW. The Yorkshire Electric Power Company also owned Barugh power station, Ferrybridge ‘A’...
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