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Report - Ferrybridge Power Station. Aug '16

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drhowser

Bespectacled & irrelevant
Regular User
This was one thing I was determined to do while I was back in the UK. It's an absolute icon.
Ferrybridge for me meant holidays. Passing those towers by the side of the A1 meant we were soon going to be on the ferry to France and life was going to be good for a couple of weeks.

Visited with Dempsey and an errant sat nav that wanted us to park up on the side of the A1 instead of the road next to it then tried to take us dogging with a bemused farmer. At least the dildo wasn't mounted on the limo this week..

I'm sure by now you all know the history, so this is more of an progress update I guess.

Outside the plant, security are still extremely active, we probably saw them patrolling half a dozen times on the way in and 2-3 more leaving. I guess the team from the new plant have it as part of their remit.
Good news though is that once we were inside though we didn't see any sign of life. I was due at a wedding a few hours later and Demps is fond of having a job, so we couldn't take any chance of getting nicked.

A lot of scaffolding has been put up in the back areas around the boilers and there are stacks of it everywhere waiting to be erected on the turbine hall floor. I'd say if anyone wants to see it they had best be quick now. I can imagine that in a couple of months it will be looking very different. It looks like there isn't any night work now at least.

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Cheers!​
 

stranton

subterranean explorer
Regular User
very nice, these power stations always facinate me
if this had of been as close to me as SSI I would of been on it a long time ago.
 

Maniac

rebmeM LD82
Regular User
Very nice :) I'm going to be near leeds in a couple of weeks for a well known festival. It's sorely tempting to pop in here before heading home. :)
 

drhowser

Bespectacled & irrelevant
Regular User
Interesting. Looks like work is progressing faster than some!
I reckon it's going to be gone quick. I think they've just got approval for another multi-fuel plant on the site.

Top end, very nice to see you the other night as well.
You too, by the sounds of your schedule at the moment I'm impressed you made it!
 

Dempsey

The Human Turbine.
28DL Full Member
Brilliant to tick this one off after so many journeys down the A1, even my civilian mates on the piss knew where I was going. Normally its a "Uh ok, don't know where you mean but we'll see you later"
 
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