Acton Lane Power Station
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Acton Lane Power Station was a power station in west London. The station was located to the south of the Grand Union Canal and west of the Dudding Hill
railway line.
The later Acton Lane 'B' station had three concrete cooling towers and dominated the eastern end of North Acton trading estate at Park Royal
. Work on this began in 1950, initially for 56 MW. Coal was supplied by rail to sidings from the Midland railway to the north. Other power stations nearby included Neasden
and Taylors Lane
.
The station closed on 31 October 1983 with a generating capacity of 150 MW. It has since been demolished. A large substation remains on the north bank of the canal.
(1986) and as the 'Axis Chemical Works' in Batman
(1989).
Dudding Hill Line
The Dudding Hill Line is a railway line in north-west London running from Acton to Cricklewood. The line has no scheduled passenger service, no stations, no electrification, and a 30 mph speed limit with semaphore signalling, and is lightly used by freight and very occasional passenger charter...
railway line.
History
The first station was built by the Metropolitan Electric Supply Company Limited (METESCo) and commissioned in 1899. It was taken over by the London Power Company Limited in 1924. It was one of four stations (the others being Bow, Deptford East and Grove Road, Saint John's Wood) which continued following the formation of the London and Home Counties Joint Electricity Authority in 1925, which resulted in closure of many smaller stations in central London.The later Acton Lane 'B' station had three concrete cooling towers and dominated the eastern end of North Acton trading estate at Park Royal
Park Royal
Park Royal is an area in northwest London, UK. It is the largest industrial and business park in London, occupying about , and is promoted commercially by the Park Royal Partnership...
. Work on this began in 1950, initially for 56 MW. Coal was supplied by rail to sidings from the Midland railway to the north. Other power stations nearby included Neasden
Neasden Power Station
Neasden Power Station was a coal-fired power station built by the Metropolitan Railway for their electrification project. It was opened in December 1904...
and Taylors Lane
Taylors Lane Power Station
Taylor's Lane Power Station is an open cycle gas turbine station, situated in Willesden, north-west London.-History:The first, coal-fired, station was built in 1903 by Willesden Urban District Council and sold to the North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Co. in 1904. Capacity rose from 300 KW...
.
The station closed on 31 October 1983 with a generating capacity of 150 MW. It has since been demolished. A large substation remains on the north bank of the canal.
Film set
The disused power station was used as a film set in AliensAliens (film)
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
(1986) and as the 'Axis Chemical Works' in Batman
Batman (1989 film)
Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Michael Keaton in the title role, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl and Jack Palance...
(1989).