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The operation was not commercially successful, and in 1884 the company applied to the Board of Trade to operate steam tramway locomotives. The Dudley, Sedgley and Wolverhampton Tramways Order of 1884 granted permission but required the widening of the roadway on two narrow sections of route.
In 1895 the licence to operate steam engines expired, and the Board of Trade inspection recommended conversion to another method of propulsion. The Potteries Electric Traction Company was formed by British Electric Traction to take over the assets of the North Staffordshire Tramways Company. The company was acquired on 27 June 1898 and ...
Hounslow power station generated and supplied electricity to the district of Hounslow, Heston and Isleworth in west London from 1904 to 1964. Originally steam powered, diesel engine generators were added in the 1950s.The station was owned and operated by Heston and Isleworth Borough Council until the nationalisation of the electricity industry in 1948.
This was granted by the Board of Trade and was confirmed by Parliament through the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 3) Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. clxxxviii). [1] The power station was built in St. Andrew’s Road (53°39'11"N 1°46'27"W) and first supplied electricity on 29 June 1893. [2]
This was granted by the Board of Trade and was confirmed by Parliament through the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. xlix). [1] The power station was built in Buccleugh Street (54°06'59"N 3°13'19"W) adjacent to the railway line, it first supplied electricity to the town in 1899. [1]
This was granted by the Board of Trade and was confirmed by Parliament through the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No.3) Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. xl). The power station was built off Fulham Palace Road, north of Yeldham Road (51°29'24"N 0°13'18"W) and first supplied electricity on 21 June 1897 to a potential population of 104,000 (1898).
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The Order was granted by the Board of Trade and was confirmed by Parliament through the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Act 1895 (58 & 59 Vict. c. lxvii). [1] The corporation built a power station in St Mary's Road, Luton (51°52’45”N, 00°24’34”W) [2] which was commissioned in 1901.