GEC, Lichfield Road, Stafford

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Date:1985

Description:This image is taken from a GEC Turbine Generators Limited (Generator Division) Sales Brochure from around 1985. The Generator Division was one of several autonomous product units on the Lichfield Road site in Stafford. It was the largest unit on the site employing some 1,500 people and occupying approximately 400,000 sq. ft. The Division manufactured Generators from about 2MW to over 1,200MW. This cut-away picture shows a 660MW Generator of a type designed for South Africa. In 1985 the total amount of all the employees in GEC Units on this site was 3,780.

Siemens Brothers purchased the land in 1901 and built the factory and offices which were ready to start production in 1903. In 1918 Siemens merged with several companies, including Dick, Kerr and Co., to become the English Electric Co. Two years later in 1920, The English Electric Co bought the Stafford Works. The English Electric Co merged with GEC (The General Electric Company) during 1968 and the Lichfield Road Site became part of GEC Power Engineering Ltd. On 22 March 1989 became part of GEC ALSTHOM, an Anglo French Joint Venture. On 22 June 1998 became part of ALSTOM with global HQ in Paris and to date (March 2015) continues to be part of the ALSTOM Group.


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1940s
Packing Dept., English Electric Co., Stafford
Packing Dept., English Electric Co., Stafford

Packing meters on the Lichfield Road (Main Works) site in Stafford. In the 1960s ...

1960s
English Electric Co., Stafford
English Electric Co., Stafford

Pictured are Craft, Technician and Student Apprentices receiving their practical ...

1980s
Battery Electric Shunter, GEC Turbine Generators Ltd., Stafford
Battery Electric Shunter, GEC Turbine Generators Ltd., Stafford

This 70hp Battery Electric Locomotive is pictured close to the One Million Volts ...

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Creators: Mr Ian Hazlehurst - Contributor

Image courtesy of: Mr Bob Metcalfe

Donor ref:IH-030 (192/27857)

Source: Mr Bob Metcalfe

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