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Belliss and Morcom Steam Engine

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
The Belliss and Morcom Steam Engine represents several steam engines used in the 1903 generating station. A steam engine is an external combustion heat engine that makes use of the heat energy that exists in steam and converting it to mechanical energy. ...
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Categories: Generators Steam Engines Museum
Tags: Rossdale 1902 - 1930 Interactive

Rossdale Windows

Monday, July 21, 2014
These stained glass windows are from the Edmonton Water and Light Plant, circa 1902. Edmonton's colours were maroon and ivory. Four of these windows were sold at auction in 2001. A man who lived just west of Namao had these windows which his grandfather ...
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Categories: Power Plants Museum
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Slate Electrical Panel

Monday, March 10, 2014
The panel pictured on the left is from one of the Direct Current (DC) motor generators installed at Rossdale Power Plant before 1915. In the 1960s it was used to control DC power from a motor generator set, which was a back up for the generator exciters ...
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Categories: Rectifiers Museum
Tags: Meters Rossdale 1902 - 1930 Direct Current systems

Rossdale Engines

Sunday, January 12, 2014
Rossdale Power Plant had several steam engine-driven generators over the years. At least five of them were made by Belliss and Morcom. The triple expansion 750 kW Direct Current (DC) was installed to power the street railway and used until 1951.
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Categories: Generators Steam Engines Power Plants Museum
Tags: Belliss and Morcom Steam Engine Rossdale 1902 - 1930 Rossdale 1930 - 1955

Date stone

Tuesday, September 17, 2013
This date stone is the only surviving remnant of the 1908 addition to the original Rossdale Power Plant. The building was demolished in 1931 to make way for a more modern structure. In the upper right corner of the picture below, dated July 2, 1941, you ...
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Categories: Power Plants Nameplates Museum
Tags: Rossdale 1902 - 1930

Edmonton Power Historical Foundation

Hours of operation 2019

The museum is open May 25 & 26, July 20 & 21, and Sept 14, 2019.

We are also open to groups by appointment.

If you wish to arrange a tour please contact us via our contact form or at the postal mailing address.

We are located on the grounds of the Leduc West Antique Museum. Travel 5 miles west of Leduc on Highway 39. Go north on Range Road 260 (Cohne Dale Road) for about a mile and the museum will be on your right.

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