Hobby Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 For those of us who are guards on trains one thing we use is local landmarks we can see through the windows to tell us where we are... One less for those of us who sign Donny to York... https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/people-gather-to-watch-as-huge-cooling-towers-demolished-at-yorkshire-landmark/ar-AAMNWO1?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBoPWjQ They did Didcot a while ago, I wonder if they'll ever do Willington... 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted August 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Hobby said: I wonder if they'll ever do Willington... I seem to recall the local press reporting that some of the equipment from Willington went to China for use in a power station there. Plans have been published for the closure and redevelopment of Ratcliffe next to EM Parkway which is scheduled to be the last coal fired station to close. I often drive past on the A453 and it's surprising (to me at least) how quickly the coal pile is used up in cold winter weather. One time a few years ago it was almost empty. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Yes, the power station and all it's equipment has gone, and the rail sidings, just five cooling towers left... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted August 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2021 Sad in a way. I passed it on Thursday with the North bound tesco and was wondering when they would start demolishing it A shame that they will probably all get demolished and none saved to remind us of where power used to come from I still think it's wrong to put so much reliance on wind turbines 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I like the chimney giving two fingers to the greenies !!!!!!!!!! Great photo of a (sadly) bygone age. Now where's my old Hornby clockwork trains ? Brit15 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 where is the model engineers club moving to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 So the redevelopment includes a distribution centre? I do hope it will be rail connected...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 I doubt it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D410Monarch Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 the equipment has gone to China ,does global warming not include the Chinese ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Only when it benefits them ! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Generators from Didcot PS went to Germany for further use Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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