Comments for Power Stations of the UK

Comment on Littlebrook D Power Station, Dartford, Kent by Gaynor Mitchell

Gaynor Mitchell — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 22:29:37 +0000

In reply to Lyn Lester. Hi Lyn, have you had any responses from anyone regarding asbestos in littlebrook D power station?

Comment on Uskmouth B Power Station, Newport by Peter Edwards

Peter Edwards — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:14:41 +0000

In reply to alan bateman. Alan, I too was a student apprentice at Uskmoth 1963 to 1968, nominally the B Station but in fact at both. Station Superintendent Mr Lloyd-Williams, Maintenance Super. Alan Leadbetter, (became Station Super. at Skelton Grange). I moved on to Carmarthen Bay and ended up at Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station and was lucky to get early retirement. Looking back the training we got was very good, craft appreciation at Penarth, Maintenance, Operations, Chemistry, Drawing Office, Efficiency and other departments. I usually refer to myself as a power station engineer, too many aspects to go into detail. No computers back then. Apprentice away-days were quite memorable. Good times long past, I'm 81 this week.

Comment on Eggborough Power Station, North Yorkshire by Nick Stevens

Nick Stevens — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:38:34 +0000

One of the best stations to tip coal at as was always thru and tipped in an hour never was held up always remember Burt who had a thing for one of our freightliner drivers

Comment on Fawley Power Station, Southampton by Rose

Rose — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:02:06 +0000

In reply to Bill Halder. I used to love seeing the chimney on the horizon. Always regretted I never got to go to an open day they had there back in the 80s. The architecture was beautiful as I've seen in photographs. It still upsets me today to know that it's gone. I tried to join a fight to save it but they had their way, and now have abandoned the plans they were going to replace it with. It should have been saved.

Comment on Littlebrook D Power Station, Dartford, Kent by Stephen Corfield

Stephen Corfield — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:41:32 +0000

In reply to Rolly Fox. Hello rolly. I’m Stephen Corfield jointer P.C.C.O / Prysmian Nick chalk can’t remember the name of your mate. And we’ve just been looking at a picture of you in 1982.

Comment on Littlebrook D Power Station, Dartford, Kent by Lyn Lester

Lyn Lester — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:51:20 +0000

Hi Does anyone have any information about any asbestos present at Littlebrook D power station, particularly when it was constructed in late 1970s? Thanks

Comment on Ferrybridge C Power Station, West Yorkshire by Tom Cook

Tom Cook — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:16:42 +0000

My father Alan Cook retired as Ops Sup after many years at Ferry C. He was dedicated to the people who made it ‘work’, dying much too you. For me I took his enthusiasm for making things work into a successful aircraft design career.

Comment on Fawley Power Station, Southampton by Bill Halder

Bill Halder — Thu, 08 May 2025 15:07:48 +0000

I was at Fawley in 1974 – 1975 as part of my CEGB training. This was a great place to work and we all had the sense that the place had been built to a very high standard. When originally commissioned (before my time) one of the CW pumps was powered by an experimental superconducting motor. In the way of thermal power stations Fawley became expensive and obsolete and has now gone completely. Disgracefully, the iconic control building has been demolished in an act of architectural vandalism.

Comment on Tilbury B Power Station, Essex by Derek Smith

Derek Smith — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:26:11 +0000

In reply to Clare. Hello Clare I worked with your Father during the late Seventies, I was then an apprentice your Father was indeed an accomplished electrician who taught me much about Precipitators (they filter dust out of the exhaust gas). We both used to live in Chadwell at that time and when he had I think a knee op or something I used to pick him up for work, I think he used to cycle normally.