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Location of the Original NAGS DC Switchboard 2 x 3750 machines commissioned in 1924 and 1926 Boilers to support G3 & G4 - in pairs 1924 & 1926 7500 machine commissioned in 1929 Location of TA 1 & 2 Ex Torquay - replacing original 40 kw DC generators Boilers to support G5 - Two very stumpy stacks 7500 machine commissioned in 1931 Boilers to support G6 - Two very stumpy stacks Stacks supporting B5/6 and B7/8 respectively 15000 machine commissioned in 1941 Boilers to support G7 15000 machine commissioned in 1948 Boilers to support G8 - note all boilers of same pressure group interconnected at this time Cooling Tower - in final build supported G6 - G8 Stacks for each pair of HP Boilers - these were theoretically temporary. Original sidings to receive coal Tipler Plant - Coal Wagon 'Roll Over' - probably part of the final coal system Control Room Station Transformers G8 Earthing/Auxilliary Transformer (G8 switched at 33 kv) Generator 8 Transformer 11/33 kv Interbus Transformers 33/11 kv

DCSWBD Location of the Original NAGS DC Switchboard 1898  
G1 G2 Location of TA 1 & 2 Ex Torquay - replacing original 40 kw DC generators 1923  
G3 G4 3750 machines commissioned in 1924 and 1926 1924  
B5 - B8 Boilers to support G3 & G4 - in pairs 1924 & 1926 1926  
S1 & S2 Stacks supporting B5/6 and B7/8 respectively    
G5 7500 machine commissioned in 1929 1929  
B9 & B10 Boilers to support G5 - Two very stumpy stacks    
G6 7500 machine commissioned in 1931 1931  
B11 & B12 Boilers to support G6 - Two very stumpy stacks 1934  
G7 15000 machine commissioned in 1941 1941  
B13 & B14 Boilers to support G7    
G8 15000 machine commissioned in 1948 1948  
B15 & B16 Boilers to support G8 - note all boilers of same pressure group interconnected at this time 1951  
ST1 & ST2 Station Transformers 11kv/415 - Probably installed with G7 - aux supplies were DC before this time 1958  
G8ET G8 Earthing/Auxilliary Transformer (G8 switched at 33 kv)    
G8GTX Generator 8 Transformer 11/33 kv    
IBT1 & IBT2 Interbus Transformers 33/11 kv    
LER1 &LER2 Liquid Earthing Resistors - 11kv system    
CW2 River Crossing from No 2 Pumphouse - CW to Station    
TIPLER Tipler Plant - Coal Wagon 'Roll Over' - probably part of the final coal system    
COAL Original sidings to receive coal    
S7 & S8 Stacks for each pair of HP Boilers - these were theoretically temporary.    
CTWR Cooling Tower - in final build supported G6 - G8    
CNTRL Control Room - 1948