I'm just looking at the Padiham power station (near Burnely, Lancs), because of it the short Padiham to Rose Grove section was saved and used for nearly 30 years after the rest of the loop line was pulled.
And I'm wondering how many coal trains would have served it?
According to this site:
https://www.quora.com/How-much-coal-is-required-to-generate-1-MWH-of-electricity nearly half a ton of coal would be needed to produce what's called 1 mega watts of electricity for 1 hour.
In 1984, the power station was producing 15 million! MW hours of electricity (I presume over the whole year).
If I've got my calculations correct (an approx) that's roughly 7.5 millions tons of coal.
Does that sound right to you? I know they used a lot of coal - but that sound a huge amount.
And what does that mean in terms of frequency of the train deliveries? I've seen photos from the 1970s and 1980s of coal trains with at least 25+ wagons attached.
So how many trains per year do you think (or know) delivered to this (or other power stations)?
An interesting question I think.
And I'm wondering how many coal trains would have served it?
According to this site:
https://www.quora.com/How-much-coal-is-required-to-generate-1-MWH-of-electricity nearly half a ton of coal would be needed to produce what's called 1 mega watts of electricity for 1 hour.
In 1984, the power station was producing 15 million! MW hours of electricity (I presume over the whole year).
If I've got my calculations correct (an approx) that's roughly 7.5 millions tons of coal.
Does that sound right to you? I know they used a lot of coal - but that sound a huge amount.
And what does that mean in terms of frequency of the train deliveries? I've seen photos from the 1970s and 1980s of coal trains with at least 25+ wagons attached.
So how many trains per year do you think (or know) delivered to this (or other power stations)?
An interesting question I think.