The 2 Gigawatt Eggborough power station in Yorkshire was comprised of four 500 megawatt units supplied by AEI. The first unit started generating electricity in 1967.
Eggborough Power Station
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The boiler house at Eggborough Power Station contained the steam generating boilers and pulverised fuel mills.
The spacious and airy central control room at Eggborough contained the control desks for all four units.
Eggborough could store 1.75 million tons of coal and utilised the countries first giant boom stacker and bucket wheel excavator.
The Gale Common Ash Disposal Site is a facility for the processing and storage of Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA) from Ferrybridge and Eggborough power stations. The PFA is formed into hills and then landscaped.