I was an instrument tech for many years at nuclear plants during startup. Bailey and Foxboro were names you saw all over the place. Bailey Instruments was one of the few manufacturers of mechanical pressure sensor gauges and controls certified for nuclear plants. It was a real pain adjusting the mechanical linkages they used.
I love how a lot of older equipment has ornamentation that serves no other purpose than to look beautiful. I would love to see a return to that type of concern for aesthetics in equipment and buildings.
that generator is being run as a synchronous condenser for the grid. used to increase power factor in the system, the generator is separated from the steam turbine blading and only ran for this purpose. the noise you hear is the generator spinning, there will also be an DC exciter running for sync purposes. generators are spun up on a pony motor until proper wattage is achieved and then the generator is tied into the power grid system, the excitor voltage (DC) is increased or decreased depending on system voltage to achieve steady current and correct leading/lagging within it. due to this turbine not being steam operated, law does not require 24/7 oversight of the sync, therefore periods on non supervision will be common. there will be no steam as you stated as the boilers are not running, any auxiliary boilers would have to monitored 24/7 if they operator at certain pressures.
Close call guys! Thank you for bringing this awesome content. I really appreciate it. The heavy industrial stuff is my favorite. Mines, mills, plants, factories.
Another gem from the gold mine of The Proper People; hasn't gotten old and I doubt your explorations, with the commentaries you give, and the professionalism will ever cease to leave me fascinated all the way through. Bless your channel.
I spent over a decade at a facility on the Texas gulf coast that was built in the 40s . Many of the units that were built at UCC TX City were built to a similar standard. For me it’s quite entertaining to see this thru y’all’s eyes knowing only a fraction of the things y’all are looking at , as I tell you thru the video what they do . When that equipment was running it was glorious!
Steam plants are pretty amazing, from the physical processes being carried out, to the scale of the equipment. It's a simple process at the surface level (I mean it's just boiling water right) but once you get into the heat balance with all the turbine extractions, feedwater heaters, etc it's amazing to think there's people out there that are smart enough to engineer the plant in the first place. It's also pretty abstract as there's not any point that you can see what's going on. You can't see steam bubbles breaking through the water in the drum, and even if you could somehow get a view inside a steam line you wouldn't even be able to see the steam considering it's a gas which is pretty hard to wrap your head around. You've just got to trust that there's a very respectable amount of energy in those pipes lol.
It's unfortunate that Bryan got sick and didn't get to see more of the first plant. That was one hell of an escape. Nice job as always, guys, and Ryan as well.
This may be your best video yet. To get to see a version of the power plant still functional, then to see another version with decades of neglect was amazing. And then to top it off with a near capture. Highly enjoyable 30 minutes!
I’m jealous, I been by that plant many times over the years. I always wanted to look inside. I worked for the paper company in the 1970’s. The rayon plant was called Beaunit. I didn’t see the water fountain by the offices. Wonder if it’s still there? Years ago the pump house that supplied water for the power plant (across the road) still stood. It was good architecture as well. Before the Beaunit warehouse and manufacturing facility was torn down, it was a sprawling installation. Thanks for the look inside!
That ending was something else, wow! Also, holy asbestos, the entire building was filled with crumbling and frayed pipe lagging. I can't believe they actually sent a worker in after you, that whole place is an OSHA minefield for whoever owns the place, not to mention having dogs run around in all the toxic crap. Anyway, super cool building, I love seeing old industry with you guys.
There’s a good chance the first plant, had one of the generators running as a synchronous generator, pushing VARS, as needed by the system. Back in the day, the modern plant had 3 major operating stations. You found one of them. They where B Boiler, T Turbine, G generator. The advent of more automated consolidated those to a Control Room so a smaller team could control the plant. It was still pneumatic control. Next evolution was to replace the pneumatic black boxes and operator interface with electronic but still not much programmable automation. I upgraded many power plants over a 30 year time for a utility.
Oh my gosh, the beauty of the second building, wow!! Patina’d metal and brick, in an industrial setting, doesn’t get any more beautiful than that! Thanks for another amazing video guys!
Love getting to see all of the old machines in the buildings. These old, beautiful relics are things we don't get to see much anymore. Thanks for sharing!
Love this channel, especially when y’all hit power plants. As a design engineer who makes industrial switch/control panels I always love seeing how the standards for switchgear has changed yet still remains the same compared to modern layouts.
Great video. And I did like the narration- finally someone who just talks normally, not trying to sound important by mis-emphasising words- like so many vloggers do. Enjoyed your video!
Super video! In the future, industrial historians will be so pleased that urban explorers filmed such a diverse range of buildings, factories and utilities, in some cases almost accidentally keeping visual records of how things were done in the past. The engineering and planning that went into massive old plants like these, packed almost solid with all the pipes, wiring and hardware, never ceases to amaze me. How on Earth did draughtsmen design such places before the advent of computers and 3D CAD programs? Did they design the positions of every pipe like they do now. It seems almost impossible. Even just giving a quotation for building such a place must’ve been an absolute nightmare.
The programming for CAD had to come from somewhere. It's amazing how the first Nuke plants were built too as well as the SR71 and such. Slide rules and lots of thought!
What an amazing feat for back in the day how these power plants were built. Mind boggling the amount of man hours put in to building these. Cool video.
Yes, and to think they were totally conceived, planned, designed and constructed without ONE, SINGLE, COMPUTER of any kind!! Those engineers back then had real brains. Today, not so much, as they totally rely on software of some kind to do all the design work, all the 'thinking' that has to be done to build such a master piece as a power plant. Back in the day; 'Smartphone' ?? Who needed a smartphone? Absolutely NO ONE!!!!
@@santaclause2875 How correct you are. I worked in a rail rolling mill I am retired now. The old roll housings were very old. I remember a guy fresh out of college trying to tell me how to adjust the rolls up or down. He said drop or raise it so many flats well the gears were very old and i had to adjust them by feel not flats he could not understand what i meant.
With sound you get the feeling of how it sounded when production were live.Ryan and Michael, The imProper People. Great video as usual. Merry Christmas to you all!
Your videos remind me of when my best friend and I would explore Northern Ohio commercial properties growing up. The challenge not to get caught as well as exploring old factories was fun. Keep it up and always keep in mind the exit points
When the guard chase starts is where the pressure kicks in to get your a** out of there, like a video game chase sequence. Overall, the contrast of the buildings was insane. The first one was very loud with all the active machinery and clean for the most part and the second one was dirtier and nastier. Great footage as usual!
And yes. That is 100% asbestos insulation. It was a standard back in the day with industrial insulation. I still come across it in my line of work. It's just marked now or covered in mastic.
This is a fantastic video! There are all kinds of industrial facilities scattered across the state of Georgia related to wood harvesting and processing. Documenting this old power plant is of significant historical value. So many of these places are far off the beaten path hidden from view and not open to the public. I really appreciate your non destructive trespassing filming methodology as it relates to accessing these facilities and sharing them with the world!
All of those artifacts should be auctioned off. There are enough people interested in vintage gear of all kinds who would love to have the remnants of olden days. Reuse and repurpose! Excellent vid. Totally dug this place.
Given the recent context of people damaging power/transfomer/etc. stations, I'm sure who ever spotted you was pretty unnerved. Someone probably spotted you in the distance a while earlier, and it took time for them to arrive. Glad you guys are safe though, and I'm glad Bryan was able to rejoin. Just got over a stomach bug myself, they're miserable. Thanks again for the awesome content guys
@@brodriguez11000 It's more of a liability thing. If some dummy injures themselves exploring an abandoned place, then there's a risk that the owner of the property gets sued (it's happened in the past with other abandoned spaces). Better to nip it in the bud with threats of fines or arrest than allow people to freely explore these places and leave the owner liable if something happens to one of them. This is America after all, where even burglars can sue property owners.
I got to wander through an ancient yet fully working 4 turbine gas fired 1 GW power plant (I worked for a subcontractor doing outside work but nicely asked). They gave me safety gear (vest, hard hat, ear protection, goggles) and told me to not touch ANYTHING or even approach open power circuits. The entire place was made of welded pipelines and the valve handles were all ornate with decorative curves. The entire piping system looked like it was made by artists. The place was really cool. I did take some photos but the camera wasn't great. Some building had equipment "rusting in place" as they described it. Everything was there as the plant was operational and had their own security personnel plus a serious fence. Nowadays with the various nutcases targeting infrastructure it probably wouldn't be possible but you never know. My exploration was 10 years ago.
I wouldn't have gone into that first one with the turbine or whatever it was still running. You were trespassing on a privately owned and still partially operational industrial facility. The hasty escape at the end though was part of what makes this channel so awesome. It's not just sightseeing. It's high adventure!
I worked in an old asbestos filled power plant for 38 years, you guys have been through so many of them now that you recognize systems and equipment, like the coal feed to the Boilers. It's as if you've been training to work at them while doing your investigations. Great escape also, I would probably have froze and crapped myself.
Bryan I hope you are feeling better, your videos are so amazing, thank you for chronicling the amazing architecture and the state of decay. Please Be safe guys Merry Christmas and a very healthy and Safe New year.
I used to operate a plant with a similar layout to this. Our boilers were much older from the 1940’s. These look like they are of a 1970’s design and were retrofitted into the building.
Just want to wish you guys a Merry Christmas and say thank you for all the brilliant videos you've made this year. Your channel is epic and one of my absolute favourites on UA-cam. Hope Bryan is okay by the way
I presume they were only running air compressors in the working power plant to sustain other equipment nearby, just using it as an air house, I doubt they were actually running the generators, nice to see an active site now and then :) nice escape!!
There are ancient power plants in downtown KC, MO. which sent excess steam to all the high rise office buildings for heat. I don't think they generate electricity but still supply heat.
I have been a marine engineer for over fifty years. This was part of my life working in places like this,in the bottom of ships. Asbestos was used for insulation as well. We used to paint it to contain the fibers. Thank you for sharing this. It has certainly brought back a lot of memories. I have only worked on one ship that was coal fired all the others were oil fired.
Wait they just left all that old vintage power stuff running, thats incredible!!! This one was a super cool one the sound of the machjne really made it feel more authentic like literally stepping back in time
Wow! Hard to believe that you guys got the last view of that plant before it was demolished, awesome! Though great covert style skill use of getting out of there, especially when the dog entered the picture, it was definitely time to bug out! Great job!
Another great nostalgic video. I love how there was no graffiti and all the equipment was just sitting there. I know it was two days ago but I hope Brian feels better. My favorite Urbexers.
You're all doing gods work. Keep it up @The Proper People!
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I prayed that you would still have time to release a video before the end of the year. Thank you for your great videos in excellent quality that kept me with you for the whole year 2022. It was and is great with you. I hope you are healthy and well and the next year 2023 will be really worth it. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2023. For Proper Guys Josef from Czech Republic.
@@wes5150. but it’s abbreviated as Xmas. You haven’t been around long I’m guessing? Next you’re going to tell me there’s no such thing as Christmas in July.
Supplying the arsenal of democracy. Awesome ending. The scale and speed of which these were built and used was unbelievable. They were the very war machine that fed the allies to stop the Nazis.
Your videos are awesome and so fantastic cinematic!! Would you consider to explore Dudley Town within the Dark Entrance Forest? Would be great what you can see. You also do these great history summaries about places and it would be cool to see your view. Not sure, of that would be an option for a video for you. Just an idea.
Love seeing old power houses, especially the coal fired ones! Baby turbines, burners, boilers, etc, compared to the plant I usually work at, which is unfortunately scheduled to close down in a few months, unless someone buys it. Very interesting! Great escape too! 😎 Keep up the great work guys, happy holidays! 🍻
I personally enjoyed the first power station. I always wondered what those vintage GE generators sounded like - so it was nice for that finally being answered! 😅 I can't believe how badly you jinxed the second power station though! 😆
It's totally wild how with all of those generators running there isn't a soul to watch over them. This "in its own right" would be enough to convince me that I wasn't supposed to be there. You guys are awesome for being able to wait it out and stay to keep on filming, whereas I would have been gone a long time ago.
Heads up if you ever encounter live equipment again - older electrical breaker/switch panels are EXTREMELY dangerous. Older high voltage switching stuff >480V had high risk of arc flash when switched on/off. I worked at a power plant for a while as a Mech. Engineering intern - I had to verify with the control room that no switching would occur before entering breaker/switching areas. Ironically the actual running equipment itself is not as dangerous and I was allowed to freely roam the rest of the running units, climb towers, open access panels, and explore the abandoned parts of the plant (like a failed gasifier unit!). High pressure steam is also very dangerous but at least is identifiable - hissing sound. It's not visible but you can find steam leaks by running an object around the pipe/valve where you hear the hissing from a safe distance.
Lol, that "Hey!!" when the guard heard you running. Most drama ever on this channel. Good shoot again.
YES! LMAO ~ the one bark first off, peeping the guard second, the dog barks off a bit later, then "HEY!!" (Not to mention a few door noises between)
Na, even close. Way more drama has happened on the channel than a random "Hey" from a guard.
Not the most but still a good bit bere
I think the steel mill in Belgium where they actually get caught and then decide to hoof it anyway was more dramatic 😅
Yea the end was pretty intense :)
Bryan and Michael: Running for their live. "Get us the hell out of here!" Ryan: "What a cute dog. Hey, you guys want an apple?" hehe love it. :)
Aussie puppers are adorable, I don't blame him :p
Ryan's chilled response at the end was absolutely priceless 😂
"You want an apple?"
I guess you need a calm demeanor and strong nerves if you're going to do stuff like this so that definitely tracks ;D. "That's a cute-ass dog!" ;D
Bro!! 26:01-26:06 was mad insane! You really just hopped over those massive pipe structures like a character in a video game level lol
The adrenaline kicks in.
I actually said out loud, "this is some video game sh*t." 🤣🤣🤣
HAHAH So true!
Even the camera shake looks like from Gears of War or something similar.
That was a crazy drop too
I was an instrument tech for many years at nuclear plants during startup. Bailey and Foxboro were names you saw all over the place. Bailey Instruments was one of the few manufacturers of mechanical pressure sensor gauges and controls certified for nuclear plants. It was a real pain adjusting the mechanical linkages they used.
I love how a lot of older equipment has ornamentation that serves no other purpose than to look beautiful. I would love to see a return to that type of concern for aesthetics in equipment and buildings.
The appeal of steampunk.
It's the golden 20's, little do they know two world war was on the way...
It's not even a lot of additional work, if it's a casting or brickwork and you are a skilled craftsperson.
It was a way of showing off how unique they could make and shape things
It's pride in craftsmanship and a lost art.
My day always gets just a little bit better when Bryan and Michael upload another video. You guys are my favorite abandoned explorers
Agree.
Yep 💯
I'll take a 4th to that
oh my dyslexic ass read this as my dad
@@BomptonBillions999 same.
Please never change the intro music, it is epic and is already part of this channel
that generator is being run as a synchronous condenser for the grid. used to increase power factor in the system, the generator is separated from the steam turbine blading and only ran for this purpose. the noise you hear is the generator spinning, there will also be an DC exciter running for sync purposes. generators are spun up on a pony motor until proper wattage is achieved and then the generator is tied into the power grid system, the excitor voltage (DC) is increased or decreased depending on system voltage to achieve steady current and correct leading/lagging within it. due to this turbine not being steam operated, law does not require 24/7 oversight of the sync, therefore periods on non supervision will be common. there will be no steam as you stated as the boilers are not running, any auxiliary boilers would have to monitored 24/7 if they operator at certain pressures.
Hey thnx. Good info.
Close call guys! Thank you for bringing this awesome content. I really appreciate it. The heavy industrial stuff is my favorite. Mines, mills, plants, factories.
Is that where you bring your boyfriend? Fruitcake 💅💅
Hard to hide once the dogs come out, good move to run for it.
Another gem from the gold mine of The Proper People; hasn't gotten old and I doubt your explorations, with the commentaries you give, and the professionalism will ever cease to leave me fascinated all the way through. Bless your channel.
I spent over a decade at a facility on the Texas gulf coast that was built in the 40s . Many of the units that were built at UCC TX City were built to a similar standard. For me it’s quite entertaining to see this thru y’all’s eyes knowing only a fraction of the things y’all are looking at , as I tell you thru the video what they do . When that equipment was running it was glorious!
Steam plants are pretty amazing, from the physical processes being carried out, to the scale of the equipment. It's a simple process at the surface level (I mean it's just boiling water right) but once you get into the heat balance with all the turbine extractions, feedwater heaters, etc it's amazing to think there's people out there that are smart enough to engineer the plant in the first place. It's also pretty abstract as there's not any point that you can see what's going on. You can't see steam bubbles breaking through the water in the drum, and even if you could somehow get a view inside a steam line you wouldn't even be able to see the steam considering it's a gas which is pretty hard to wrap your head around. You've just got to trust that there's a very respectable amount of energy in those pipes lol.
I like how you guys provide a history of these old places. That helps set the scene puts it all in prospective. :)
It's unfortunate that Bryan got sick and didn't get to see more of the first plant. That was one hell of an escape. Nice job as always, guys, and Ryan as well.
This may be your best video yet. To get to see a version of the power plant still functional, then to see another version with decades of neglect was amazing. And then to top it off with a near capture. Highly enjoyable 30 minutes!
The cinematography is absolutely phenomenal, very great job. Keep it up!
I watch your videos for the intro song. Helps me calm down and fall asleep
It's on here, just search proper people opening song
I’m jealous, I been by that plant many times over the years. I always wanted to look inside. I worked for the paper company in the 1970’s. The rayon plant was called Beaunit. I didn’t see the water fountain by the offices. Wonder if it’s still there? Years ago the pump house that supplied water for the power plant (across the road) still stood. It was good architecture as well. Before the Beaunit warehouse and manufacturing facility was torn down, it was a sprawling installation.
Thanks for the look inside!
"Safety is it's own reward" brilliant AF 💡💡
That ending was something else, wow! Also, holy asbestos, the entire building was filled with crumbling and frayed pipe lagging. I can't believe they actually sent a worker in after you, that whole place is an OSHA minefield for whoever owns the place, not to mention having dogs run around in all the toxic crap. Anyway, super cool building, I love seeing old industry with you guys.
There’s a good chance the first plant, had one of the generators running as a synchronous generator, pushing VARS, as needed by the system.
Back in the day, the modern plant had 3 major operating stations. You found one of them. They where B Boiler, T Turbine, G generator. The advent of more automated consolidated those to a Control Room so a smaller team could control the plant. It was still pneumatic control. Next evolution was to replace the pneumatic black boxes and operator interface with electronic but still not much programmable automation.
I upgraded many power plants over a 30 year time for a utility.
This is why I love proper people, they always get some cool escape or get caught lol. Makes you feel like you are there with them.
Oh my gosh, the beauty of the second building, wow!! Patina’d metal and brick, in an industrial setting, doesn’t get any more beautiful than that! Thanks for another amazing video guys!
Sorry that Bryan had to miss this exploration, hope he is all better. Great job Ryan, thank you!
Love getting to see all of the old machines in the buildings. These old, beautiful relics are things we don't get to see much anymore. Thanks for sharing!
When you jumped across the big pipes at the end...please don't slip please don't slip please don't slip!!!!
Love this channel, especially when y’all hit power plants.
As a design engineer who makes industrial switch/control panels I always love seeing how the standards for switchgear has changed yet still remains the same compared to modern layouts.
Those dial indicators on the gauges were amazing. With everything so digital nowadays, it's a lost art for sure.
Great video. And I did like the narration- finally someone who just talks normally, not trying to sound important by mis-emphasising words- like so many vloggers do.
Enjoyed your video!
Super video! In the future, industrial historians will be so pleased that urban explorers filmed such a diverse range of buildings, factories and utilities, in some cases almost accidentally keeping visual records of how things were done in the past. The engineering and planning that went into massive old plants like these, packed almost solid with all the pipes, wiring and hardware, never ceases to amaze me. How on Earth did draughtsmen design such places before the advent of computers and 3D CAD programs? Did they design the positions of every pipe like they do now. It seems almost impossible. Even just giving a quotation for building such a place must’ve been an absolute nightmare.
The programming for CAD had to come from somewhere. It's amazing how the first Nuke plants were built too as well as the SR71 and such. Slide rules and lots of thought!
I'm pretty sure the usa isn't a deciding factor in winning a war like wwII anymore. We have become to soft imo
What an amazing feat for back in the day how these power plants were built. Mind boggling the amount of man hours put in to building these. Cool video.
Yes, and to think they were totally conceived, planned, designed and constructed without ONE, SINGLE, COMPUTER of any kind!! Those engineers back then had real brains. Today, not so much, as they totally rely on software of some kind to do all the design work, all the 'thinking' that has to be done to build such a master piece as a power plant. Back in the day; 'Smartphone' ?? Who needed a smartphone? Absolutely NO ONE!!!!
@@santaclause2875 How correct you are. I worked in a rail rolling mill I am retired now. The old roll housings were very old. I remember a guy fresh out of college trying to tell me how to adjust the rolls up or down. He said drop or raise it so many flats well the gears were very old and i had to adjust them by feel not flats he could not understand what i meant.
That sound from just one unit on low power? Just imagine how loud that place was when running at full power. I would have been unbelievable.
Love the needles on them gauges. Back then there was pride and workmanship.
"You want an apple?" 😂
2:43 wow i love that noise
With sound you get the feeling of how it sounded when production were live.Ryan and Michael, The imProper People. Great video as usual. Merry Christmas to you all!
God jul
Its Bryan, not Ryan.
@@PopCultureFan_ Ryan for short 😆
@@PopCultureFan_ Bryan got sick so we were left with Ryan. sooo yeah
@@scottcol23 Bryan came back for the 2nd plant.
Thank you for good captions
So what did Ryan do the last time pushing buttons? That’s my biggest tease. I gotta push the buttons. 😂
Set off the fire alarm 😅
@@TheProperPeople winner winner chicken dinner!
@@TheProperPeople I'm sure that brought attention to yall.
@@TheProperPeople Was that at a plant on Lake Erie with a park next door? If so I made that same mistake, sounded super spooky.
@@TheProperPeople ROTFL, that's absolute classic. Flamin funny as
Your videos remind me of when my best friend and I would explore Northern Ohio commercial properties growing up. The challenge not to get caught as well as exploring old factories was fun. Keep it up and always keep in mind the exit points
NGL your power plant episodes are my favorite and I stop everything to watch them
Perfect timing, I was just thinking about when you would post a new video! Merry Christmas and happy New Year's to you two!
When the guard chase starts is where the pressure kicks in to get your a** out of there, like a video game chase sequence.
Overall, the contrast of the buildings was insane. The first one was very loud with all the active machinery and clean for the most part and the second one was dirtier and nastier.
Great footage as usual!
BOUT TIME U GUYS POSTED UP !!! Thankyou and happy holidays to you.
And yes. That is 100% asbestos insulation. It was a standard back in the day with industrial insulation. I still come across it in my line of work. It's just marked now or covered in mastic.
I love the old power plants, they are so cool.
No matter how many times I watch, the Intro music still hits so hard. these so cool love
What an amazing early Christmas gift thanks proper people
A highlight for Christmas, thank you!
This is a fantastic video! There are all kinds of industrial facilities scattered across the state of Georgia related to wood harvesting and processing. Documenting this old power plant is of significant historical value. So many of these places are far off the beaten path hidden from view and not open to the public. I really appreciate your non destructive trespassing filming methodology as it relates to accessing these facilities and sharing them with the world!
All of those artifacts should be auctioned off.
There are enough people interested in vintage gear of all kinds who would love to have the remnants of olden days. Reuse and repurpose!
Excellent vid. Totally dug this place.
You guys are doing a great job archiving these historic structures. Stay Well.
Given the recent context of people damaging power/transfomer/etc. stations, I'm sure who ever spotted you was pretty unnerved. Someone probably spotted you in the distance a while earlier, and it took time for them to arrive. Glad you guys are safe though, and I'm glad Bryan was able to rejoin. Just got over a stomach bug myself, they're miserable. Thanks again for the awesome content guys
Well except for the fact this is old and unused. Might upset a historian or two.
@@brodriguez11000 It's more of a liability thing. If some dummy injures themselves exploring an abandoned place, then there's a risk that the owner of the property gets sued (it's happened in the past with other abandoned spaces). Better to nip it in the bud with threats of fines or arrest than allow people to freely explore these places and leave the owner liable if something happens to one of them.
This is America after all, where even burglars can sue property owners.
I got to wander through an ancient yet fully working 4 turbine gas fired 1 GW power plant (I worked for a subcontractor doing outside work but nicely asked). They gave me safety gear (vest, hard hat, ear protection, goggles) and told me to not touch ANYTHING or even approach open power circuits. The entire place was made of welded pipelines and the valve handles were all ornate with decorative curves. The entire piping system looked like it was made by artists. The place was really cool. I did take some photos but the camera wasn't great. Some building had equipment "rusting in place" as they described it. Everything was there as the plant was operational and had their own security personnel plus a serious fence. Nowadays with the various nutcases targeting infrastructure it probably wouldn't be possible but you never know. My exploration was 10 years ago.
I wouldn't have gone into that first one with the turbine or whatever it was still running. You were trespassing on a privately owned and still partially operational industrial facility. The hasty escape at the end though was part of what makes this channel so awesome. It's not just sightseeing. It's high adventure!
I can't even imagine editing a small video let alone hours of footage into a few minutes. Thanks.
I worked in an old asbestos filled power plant for 38 years, you guys have been through so many of them now that you recognize systems and equipment, like the coal feed to the Boilers. It's as if you've been training to work at them while doing your investigations. Great escape also, I would probably have froze and crapped myself.
What does these boilers do ?
@@shubhamsaxena2419Provide steam for the turbine / generators.
@@patrickcarcamo622 this much engineering just to provide steam for some other equipment wtf 💀💀
@@shubhamsaxena2419 That how we make electricity.
@@patrickcarcamo622 meshu peshan tikha
Bryan I hope you are feeling better, your videos are so amazing, thank you for chronicling the amazing architecture and the state of decay. Please Be safe guys Merry Christmas and a very healthy and Safe New year.
I used to operate a plant with a similar layout to this. Our boilers were much older from the 1940’s. These look like they are of a 1970’s design and were retrofitted into the building.
Really makes my day to accompany you on one of your journeys! Thanks a lot!
DeGiers Liquidometer, named for Clarence DeGiers 1888-1987, made gauges mostly for aviation for measuring fuel. His patents date to the mid-1920s.
Just want to wish you guys a Merry Christmas and say thank you for all the brilliant videos you've made this year. Your channel is epic and one of my absolute favourites on UA-cam. Hope Bryan is okay by the way
Thank you for another great episode! Hope Brian is feeling better. So happy you guys are still at it. Merry Christmas!
Long time follower. This is one of my favorite channels. Thanks for sharing.
I presume they were only running air compressors in the working power plant to sustain other equipment nearby, just using it as an air house, I doubt they were actually running the generators, nice to see an active site now and then :) nice escape!!
I agree. Sounded like a big roots style compressor.
There are ancient power plants in downtown KC, MO. which sent excess steam to all the high rise office buildings for heat. I don't think they generate electricity but still supply heat.
Poor Bryan !!! I hope he got better ! Really cool place !
I have been a marine engineer for over fifty years. This was part of my life working in places like this,in the bottom of ships. Asbestos was used for insulation as well. We used to paint it to contain the fibers. Thank you for sharing this. It has certainly brought back a lot of memories. I have only worked on one ship that was coal fired all the others were oil fired.
Hope Bryan got to feel okay. It's not the same without him.
Agree. Food poisoning is absolutely miserable.
Poor kid got the bubblies
He came back for the 2nd plant, so I guess that answers your question.
(nobody asked but) i also got food poisoning a few days ago, what are the odds xD
He tore his A Hole
It’s good to see how some power plants are at least still partially active.
"Stay tuned for part 2 to find out if Bryan or I indeed wanted Ryan's apple."
Wait they just left all that old vintage power stuff running, thats incredible!!! This one was a super cool one the sound of the machjne really made it feel more authentic like literally stepping back in time
The time jump between both of these places is just crazy. Going from total noise to utter silence.
Back on form with production quality, nice work guys.
Watching this is bitter sweet. I love seeing old infrastructure and design, but seeing it go to waste is heartbreaking.
You guys are awesome. Thanks
Wow! Hard to believe that you guys got the last view of that plant before it was demolished, awesome! Though great covert style skill use of getting out of there, especially when the dog entered the picture, it was definitely time to bug out! Great job!
Dang this one had EVERYTHING. I knew that dog wasn't a one-off. Thanks for the amazing Christmas present, dudes. I'll take that apple though
Another great nostalgic video. I love how there was no graffiti and all the equipment was just sitting there. I know it was two days ago but I hope Brian feels better. My favorite Urbexers.
Love the natural decay in these power plants.
You're all doing gods work. Keep it up @The Proper People!
I prayed that you would still have time to release a video before the end of the year. Thank you for your great videos in excellent quality that kept me with you for the whole year 2022. It was and is great with you. I hope you are healthy and well and the next year 2023 will be really worth it. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2023. For Proper Guys Josef from Czech Republic.
It's spelled "CHRISTmas"
Guess what, there are people who dont believe in god and his tale
@@wes5150. FUCKmas.
@@wes5150. smeg off
@@wes5150. but it’s abbreviated as Xmas. You haven’t been around long I’m guessing? Next you’re going to tell me there’s no such thing as Christmas in July.
Awesome video as always. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Supplying the arsenal of democracy. Awesome ending. The scale and speed of which these were built and used was unbelievable. They were the very war machine that fed the allies to stop the Nazis.
Your videos are awesome and so fantastic cinematic!!
Would you consider to explore Dudley Town within the Dark Entrance Forest? Would be great what you can see. You also do these great history summaries about places and it would be cool to see your view. Not sure, of that would be an option for a video for you. Just an idea.
That first power house had its boilers shut down, and was using excess steam from their new plant to run the turbines in the old power house.
Cute @ss dog! You want an apple?
that last part was just awesome 😃
Such a cool decay comparison video!
Love seeing old power houses, especially the coal fired ones! Baby turbines, burners, boilers, etc, compared to the plant I usually work at, which is unfortunately scheduled to close down in a few months, unless someone buys it. Very interesting! Great escape too! 😎 Keep up the great work guys, happy holidays! 🍻
Excellent content guys, amazing to see that old power plant. Keep up the great work 👍👍👍
The generator being on helps give a sense of how noises those plants where when they were in operation. Even the other ones that you guys explored.
Can we just take a second to appreciate the generator actually running. Pretty cool.
The proper people never disappoint. Merry Christmas 🎅
I personally enjoyed the first power station. I always wondered what those vintage GE generators sounded like - so it was nice for that finally being answered! 😅
I can't believe how badly you jinxed the second power station though! 😆
Awww...food poisoning sucks! Feel better soon Bryan! Merry Christmas fellas. Thanks for the tour.
12:47 looks like a title screen to a videogame!
"Yo, you want an apple?"
Best way to break the tension :)
Talk about a close call! Merry Christmas to you both!
It's totally wild how with all of those generators running there isn't a soul to watch over them. This "in its own right" would be enough to convince me that I wasn't supposed to be there. You guys are awesome for being able to wait it out and stay to keep on filming, whereas I would have been gone a long time ago.
Really cool as always, so relaxing.
Heads up if you ever encounter live equipment again - older electrical breaker/switch panels are EXTREMELY dangerous. Older high voltage switching stuff >480V had high risk of arc flash when switched on/off. I worked at a power plant for a while as a Mech. Engineering intern - I had to verify with the control room that no switching would occur before entering breaker/switching areas. Ironically the actual running equipment itself is not as dangerous and I was allowed to freely roam the rest of the running units, climb towers, open access panels, and explore the abandoned parts of the plant (like a failed gasifier unit!). High pressure steam is also very dangerous but at least is identifiable - hissing sound. It's not visible but you can find steam leaks by running an object around the pipe/valve where you hear the hissing from a safe distance.
Thank you for all the captions in this video 💜