Ribble Power Station near Preston began operating in 1924 and operated until 1976. It was a coal powered station and therefore needed a lot of coal bought in, which came in largely by boat. A railway line handled wagons of coal and spent ash, as is usual with coal powered stations using steam traction was considered dangerous due to sparks which could ignite the coal. Many stations used fireless steam locomotives but in the case of Ribble English Electric built this battery electric locomotive.
| Information |
| Number built: |
1 |
| Built: |
1924 |
| Builder: |
English Electric |
| Wheel arrangement: |
4wBE |
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| The locomotive [1] |
[1] "Electricity supply developments in Preston", English Electric Journal (October 1925) p. 115
