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Livishie Power Station - The power station: interior

The access tunnel opens into the brightly-lit machine hall, which is kept beautifully clean, and looks most attractive with the bare rock walls - it's clear why Livishie is one of the very few places that could be described as 'as pretty as a power station':

Looking back up the access tunnel. Contrast between the cold fluorescent illumination in the tunnel, and the much warmer lights of the machine hall. The ladder running up the concrete pillar on the right-hand side gives access to the crane:

Another view of the machine hall and generator. The railings on the left surround the stairway that gives access to the MIV and turbine floor.

Going down the aforementioned stairway leads to the MIV pit...

...and the turbine floor. Turbine guide vane actuators are below the covers surrounding the base of the shaft. I *think* the green doors/hatches on the far wall give access to the tailrace.

The fire plan makes clear the relationship between the various features:

Words and images © 2003 Michael J. Ross