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Description: | For many years London Transport (L.T.) generated its own electricity to run the train and trolleybus system. This meant that if there were a supply failure on the national grid, electric-powered vehicles would not be stuck.
Neasden power station was one of the three main generating stations. It was opened in 1904 to power the Metropolitan line when it was still independent from L.T. At that time, the National Grid did not exist and there was no alternative for the company but to generate its own power.
In the 1960s, use of coal was being phased out in London. When the oil-fired system was introduced in 1968, Neasden was closed down.
This picture from 1968 was taken in the control room at Neasden. Three members of staff are monitoring the equipment gauges and pressure metres. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Environment Public Services | Temporal: | 19 Jun 1968 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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