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Isle Of Grain, ROCHESTER, ME3 0AG

A gas fired combined cycle plant.

Claimed to be one of the UK’s most advanced combined cycle power stations, Medway is fired by gas and produces 688 MW of electricity. This plant stands only a mile or so from the familiar outline and chimney of Grain power station (TQ8875)

Grain Power Station opened in 1979. The site closed by December 2012 and the chimney which was the second tallest in the United Kingdom was demolished on 7th September 2016. A new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine plant capable of generating enough electricity to supply around one million homes has now been constructed on the site - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_Power_Station and https://www.power-technology.com/projects/isleofgrain/

CHP stands for Combined Heat & Power. Not only do the three turbines seen here produce electricity but they also provide heat to convert liquefied natural gas (LNG) into a more usable form at the National Grid's nearby LNG terminal. The CHP plant, opened in 2010, stands near the former oil-fired Grain Power Station which is in the process of being dismantled.

On the other side of the fence on the right is the railway line which also leads to Aggregate Industries siding and yard. On the left is the new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine plant at Grain on the site of the old power station - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5815558

Steam is issuing from the power station on the right. On the left, behind the fence, are railway sidings.

The line across the Hoo Peninsula is single track and one of the most interesting lines in Kent. Passenger trains ran on this line from 1882 to 1961, which seems surprising now as it doesn't really serve any significant centres of population. It is still in use by regular container trains on their way via Hoo Junction to and from Thamesport on the Isle of Grain. See http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/g/grain_crossing_halt/ for more information on the Hundred of Hoo Railway. The railway line ahead leads to Aggregate Industries siding and yard. On the right is the new Grain Power Station - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5815558

The line across the Hoo Peninsula is single track and one of the most interesting lines in Kent. Passenger trains ran on this line from 1882 to 1961, which seems surprising now as it doesn't really serve any significant centres of population. It is still in use by regular container trains on their way via Hoo Junction to and from Thamesport on the Isle of Grain. See http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/g/grain_crossing_halt/ for more information on the Hundred of Hoo Railway. The railway line ahead leads to Aggregate Industries siding and yard. On the right is the new Grain Power Station site - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5815558

This pylon stands immediately adjacent to Medway power station.