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The second set was commissioned in September 1952. The boiler plant comprised four units, each having a normal output of 125,000 pounds of steam per hour. The generating plant comprised two 20,000 kW steam turbo-alternator sets of normal axial-flow type.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>At its peak in the 1970s and 1980s, the average annual output of the station was 190 million units; the capacity of the peat store was about 30,000 tons; and the consumption of peat was 260,000 tons a year. Allenwood station was demolished in 1994.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>The aim of the collaboration between the visual artist Marta Golubowska and community groups in Allenwood is to create a mosaic of ceramic tiles to be installed at the newly built playground in the area. 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