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**Paul** · 02-07-2024, 05:24

Ratcliffe-on Soar Power Station will finally close at the end of September.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c886qd2g80xo

Its cooling towers have been a feature around here for as long as I can remember (Built in the mid 1960's).

I once stood inside one of the towers in the early 1970's.

My Dad worked for the C.E.G.B (as a Shift Control Engineer) and gave me a tour of the station, including the control room, and inside one of the towers (the tower was undergoing maintenance at the time, so you could safely venture inside it).

I actually got to visit about 4 power stations in the East Midlands, plus the Nottingham Grid Control Centre (located in Clifton). The control centre was where I first learned computer programming (in Fortran) on their mainframe. I wrote some reports they used for a number of years.

02-07-2024, 05:24	#1
Paul Dr Pepper Addict Cable Forum Team Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nottingham Age: 62 Services: Aquiss FTTP (900M), Sky Q TV, Sky Mobile, Flextel SIP Posts: 29,781	Last UK Coal Fuelled Power Station to Close Ratcliffe-on Soar Power Station will finally close at the end of September. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c886qd2g80xo Its cooling towers have been a feature around here for as long as I can remember (Built in the mid 1960's). I once stood inside one of the towers in the early 1970's. My Dad worked for the C.E.G.B (as a Shift Control Engineer) and gave me a tour of the station, including the control room, and inside one of the towers (the tower was undergoing maintenance at the time, so you could safely venture inside it). I actually got to visit about 4 power stations in the East Midlands, plus the Nottingham Grid Control Centre (located in Clifton). The control centre was where I first learned computer programming (in Fortran) on their mainframe. I wrote some reports they used for a number of years. __________________ Baby, I was born this way.