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Maentwrog - Pre 1986

Taken on a visit before the valve failure of the high pressure pipeline in 1986 and the re-planting of the station in 1991.


NWPCo. Distribution Plan - part
NWPCo. Distribution Plan - part
NWPCo. Distribution Plan - part
NWPCo. Distribution Plan - part
NWPCo. Distribution Plan
Modern cars in front of station!
Sub station
Sub staion with switchgear and transformer annex behind
Pipeline inlets to station
Pipeline inlets to station
Discharge portal into stream
Station and final pipeline from gateway looking north.
Station building from gateway
Pieline ends
Station gateway
Station building with switchgear annex and sub-station behind it.
Discharge outfall to stream - view roughly north
Alternator makers plate
Tool rack
Main jets showing governor linkage
Turbine makers plate
Inlet valve
Inlet valve
Main jets showing operating linkage (centre) from governor (left).
No 4 unit installed 1934
Braking jet, no. 4 unit
No. 4 unit turbine
Turbine Hall - looking north
View of unit 3 from gallery
View of unit from gallery
Unit 4 from gallery - looking south
Unit 1 looking north
Unit 4 from entrance looking north
Turbine hall looking south
Turbine hall looking east showing gallery.
Turbine halllooking south from gallery
Turbine hall looking south from gallery
Turbine hall looking south from gallery
Turbine showing braking jet - view looking north
Alternator and exciter
Detail
Braking jet
Turbine governor
Water level recorder
Turbine hall
Governor and control box
Turbine governor
Turbine hall - looking north
Governor and main jets, generator behind
Crane operator