[3][4][5][6] In opening the station, DisCo became the first electric company to ever trust completely in steam turbines.

[1][7] The equipment initially installed in the station was two 75 kilowatt turbo alternators, built by Clarke, Chapman, Parsons and Company of Gateshead.

The turbo alternators operated at 4,800 revolutions per minute, producing single-phase electric power at 1,000 volts (V) and 80 cycles.

[1] In 1892, DisCo decided to improve the economy of the station by operating the turbines in conjunction with a condenser.

Condensing water for the station was taken from the nearby River Tyne, through a 300 feet (91 m) long brick tunnel.

[5] The station has since been demolished, and a Chinese restaurant and part of the Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge have since been built on the site.