In 1964 with the soon to be built C site it was decided the best way to bring coal to the power staion from the nearby Kellingly colliery was by barge. Three barges which could carry 210 tonnes which would be dragged by tug up the river. The tippler would use big arms to lift the barges forty foot into the hair delivering it into hoppers which would then be sent on coal conveyors to the power station. The system designed by Strachen and Henshaw of Bristol, and was the only one in the country. The tippler could empty a barge in nine minutes, so this would mean an average of a thousand tonnes of coal could be delivered in an hour. The railway board did try to argue there case but management went with the barge and tippler system. Later on trains became far more used for the transportation, the tippler was then no longer used from 1990.
The tug would be fed into the channel here. The tug would be left in the channel to be guided in by a marshalling arm.
Joy sticks to manoeuvre the marshalling arm.
The roller arms to lift the barge up.
Half way up we are behind the lift, below are the hoppers.
Right at the top of the tippler sot the big winch wheels to power the lifting of the arms.
The coal would be then taken through the coal prep area and up the steep conveyor belts. Their are two conveyor belts with a walkway in-between.
Most of the belts had been removed, even had signs saying about removal. But this one remained.
The tug would be fed into the channel here. The tug would be left in the channel to be guided in by a marshalling arm.
Joy sticks to manoeuvre the marshalling arm.
The roller arms to lift the barge up.
Half way up we are behind the lift, below are the hoppers.
Right at the top of the tippler sot the big winch wheels to power the lifting of the arms.
The coal would be then taken through the coal prep area and up the steep conveyor belts. Their are two conveyor belts with a walkway in-between.
Most of the belts had been removed, even had signs saying about removal. But this one remained.