There were three ‘Plant Control Rooms’ one for each pair of generators plus an electrical ‘Main Control Room’ located in front of the station. The generator loadings and station output was controlled by the Main Control Room.
Plant Control Room. Photo supplied by Paul Clark
Plant Control Room. Photo supplied by Paul Clark
Main control room. Photo supplied by Norris Pickford
Main control room. Photo supplied by Julian Buckley
Main control room. Photo supplied by Julian Buckley
Main control room. Photo supplied by Julian Buckley
Main control room. Photo supplied by Julian Buckley
Main control room. Photo supplied by Julian Buckley
Main control room. Photo supplied by Julian Buckley
Plant control room. Photo supplied by Terry Bird
Plant control room. Photo supplied by Terry Bird
No. 1 Boiler Panel. Photo supplied by Norris Pickford
Geoff Atherton looking at 108 MWs in Plant Control Room. Photo supplied by Andrew James
'A' PCR No. 1 Unit at 110 MWs. Photo supplied by Andrew James
Staff in plant control room. Photo supplied by Terry Bird
Main Control Room. Photo supplied by Andrew James
Shift Charge Engineer Charlie Bowater takes control. Sadly Charlie died in 2018. Photo supplied by Andy James
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