Doncaster Power Station

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Doncaster Power Station

Doncaster power station in 1957
Location of Doncaster Power Station
Official name Doncaster power station
Country England
Location South Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°31′27″N 1°08′46″W / 53.5242°N 1.1462°W / 53.5242; -1.1462Coordinates: 53°31′27″N 1°08′46″W / 53.5242°N 1.1462°W / 53.5242; -1.1462
Commission date 1954
Decommission date 1983
Operator(s) Central Electricity Generating Board
Power station
Primary fuel Coal-fired
Power generation
Installed capacity 122 MW
grid reference SE567034

Doncaster Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated in the centre of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber. It was located on Crimpsall Island, surrounded by the River Don and the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (S&SYN). It opened in 1954 and received significant quantities of its coal by boat, to its own staithe, using the S&SYN. It closed on 31 October 1983 and had a generating capacity of 122 MW.[1] HM Prison Doncaster, a private prison, has been built on the power station's site.

References

  1. ↑ Mr. Redmond (16 January 1984). "Coal-fired Power Stations". Hansard. Retrieved 1 September 2009. 
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