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unusual facts about Siemens Brothers



Chamber Hall Power Station

When commissioned in 1912, the station had two John Musgrave & Sons steam turbines of the Zoelly impulse type, each driving a Siemens Brothers 2,000kW alternator, generating a three-phase output of 6,000V at 50Hz.

Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway

The first was built three miles from Immingham by Siemens Brothers whose contract included the construction of the overhead line and the installation of 184 Baltic Redwood fir poles which would run alongside the line.

Lyttelton Timeball Station

The astronomical clock originated from Britain and the time ball was supplied by Siemens Brothers of Germany.


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