The Galloway Hydro Scheme: Part Five, Tongland Power Station

Tongland Power Station is the largest and last Power Station in the Galloway Hydro Scheme. In this final episode in my series about the Galloway Hydro Scheme, we look at the building of Tongland and the successes of the Hydro Scheme as a whole.
Sources:
Tunnel and Dam by George Hill : dumgal.inforli...
An architectural re-assesment of the Galloway hydro-electric development 1998.
Twiname, Alistair.:
dumgal.inforli...
The Galloway Highlands by Dane Love
dumgal.inforli...
canmore.org.uk... canmore Tongland Power Station
canmore.org.uk... - tongland tunnel
canmore.org.uk... - tongland loch
en.wikipedia.o... - tongland on wiki
www.dailyrecor... Closure of visitor’s centre to public
canmore.org.uk... - the Scottish Artificial silk Manufacturing Company on Canmore
canmore.org.uk... - Galloway Engineering Company on canmore
www.drax.com/p... refurbishment of scheme on Drax website
www.spenergyne... - SPN Energy Networks SubStation PAC report
www.futuremuse.... - Arrol-Johnstone at Tongland
www.theguardia... - Guardian on Privitisation
hansard.parlia...) - Malcolm Rifkind announces Privitisation of Scottish Power
www.scottishpo... - Tongland Visitors Centre Leaflet
Many thanks to Galloway Then and Now for their filming and editing assistance and Dumfries and Galloway Libraries for the books and support.
Intro/outro maps from Google Earth
I make these short #history films as a hobby, so I don't make any money from them. If you have liked what I do, maybe you could buy me a coffee?
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[@robertwalker3902]

this has been a great series Angela, i have passed and looked at these power stations many a time and now youve yold us the history about it all,a real eyeopener,thanks again

[@gallowayretold6124]

I am so glad you enjoyed it! I gained a new appreciation of all of it when I was doing the research.

[@retro61]

Thoroughly enjoyable series & so much info entertainingly presented

[@gallowayretold6124]

Thank you 🙏

[@douglaslockhart1617]

Another excellent video absolutely brilliant drone work thanks 😊

[@gallowayretold6124]

Many thanks from my pilot!

[@Smelter57]

Excellent series, and well worth revisiting.

[@gallowayretold6124]

Thank you 🙏

[@robertwalker3902]

Must of been a big celebration the day it was all finished and all the power came on tap, glad to see they are giving Tongland a make over, but the whole scheme is a great bit of planning and construction that will not be repeated today

[@TheBearAndHer]

The detail you brought to these talks have made them welll worth viewing. Thank you for doing the research and presenting them so well.

[@gallowayretold6124]

Thank you! I'm so glad people enjoy them and find them useful.

[@dannyharvie7700]

Worked on all the Power Stations about 20 years ago ( inspecting the overhead cranes) and found them to be in excellent condition considering they were built in 1934. It was a joy travelling down the scheme

[@gallowayretold6124]

They are doing amazingly well. The value of good construction!

[@grahampartridge9335]

Love your videos. Please could you do a video on that old car factory near there too ? . Thanks, keep up the great work 👍

[@gallowayretold6124]

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[@grahampartridge9335]

Thanks ​@@gallowayretold6124

[@TMY248]

❤

[@gallowayretold6124]

Thank you 🙏