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Any power stations near blyth on A1 (Doncaster area)
DarrenW - 18/12/08 at 12:12 PM

As title. Im meeting a mate at Blyth services tonight. He works as electrical contractor at either a power station or substation about 15 mins drive from blyth. Just curious whats there. Of course ill ask him later but cant get hold of him while he is working.

wilkingj - 18/12/08 at 12:16 PM

I think its a coal fired power station. I'm going past it again tomorrow on my way to Durham to pick my son up from uni.

Big pile of black rocks in the car park, so I think its Coal fired!

Easily visible on the east Side of the A1.

Mr Whippy - 18/12/08 at 12:24 PM

Definitely the most OT heading yet

mcerd1 - 18/12/08 at 12:28 PM

there used to be a power station - its demolished now (assuming we are talking about teh same one)

They are building a new substation on it site (over the next year or two)
I just finished designing some structures for it last night

stick this into google earth / maps
55° 8'35.99"N
1°31'54.49"W

of course it could be a smaller site near by instead

DarrenW - 18/12/08 at 12:30 PM

That stacks up, he did say he was busy stripping old switch gear out earlier in the year and i believe now busy rebuidling.


Isnt it amazing how such an O/T theme can be answered so quickly.

DarrenW - 18/12/08 at 12:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
there used to be a power station - its demolished now (assuming we are talking about teh same one)

They are building a new substation on it site (over the next year or two)
I just finished designing some structures for it last night

stick this into google earth / maps
55° 8'35.99"N
1°31'54.49"W

of course it could be a smaller site near by instead




Ooops - put those co-ords in. Fantastic map but wrong blyth. Thats the sits near cambois up where i live. i was thinking of blyth thats between doncaster and Newark. Thanks anyway.

coozer - 18/12/08 at 01:10 PM

Canny few windmills in the sea off the coast there as well.

Peteff - 18/12/08 at 01:21 PM

There's one near Newark at Cotham with a nice campsite next door and a good few walks by the Trent. It has some fishing pegs and a couple of ponds nearby as well.

mcerd1 - 18/12/08 at 01:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Ooops - put those co-ords in. Fantastic map but wrong blyth. Thats the sits near cambois up where i live. i was thinking of blyth thats between doncaster and Newark. Thanks anyway.


I thought it might be a bit early for them to be working on that site

there are jobs everywhere at the moment, most of the country is getting re-wired (they built most of it in the 50's with a give or take 50 year design life)

geoff shep - 18/12/08 at 03:12 PM

There are 3 in quick succession on the Trent, northerly one is abeam Blyth: Top One, Next One at Cottam and Southerly one- one of which is being decomissoned I think.

Are you aware that all the roundabouts are gone now on the A1 in that area (all the way down to Colsterworth) so it's easy to miss the Blythe exit.

stevebubs - 18/12/08 at 09:07 PM

Plus Ferrybridge near the A1(M), M62 junction..

mcerd1 - 19/12/08 at 07:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
Plus Ferrybridge near the A1(M), M62 junction..

I did that one too

I wonder how many people on here do substaion work ?

[Edited on 19/12/08 by mcerd1]

gazza285 - 19/12/08 at 10:47 PM

Not substation works, but I've worked at Ferrybridge, Eggborough (both the coal and the ARBRE plant, which went into liquidation 8 days after first production) and Drax, Aberthaw, Kings North and Grain power stations.

mcerd1 - 20/12/08 at 01:38 PM

quote:
Originally posted by gazza285
......Drax, Aberthaw and Grain

I've done substations for those too - its a small world.......

[Edited on 20/12/08 by mcerd1]

Guinness - 20/12/08 at 02:17 PM

I do work for Drax too!

Building offices, laboratories etc

Mike

gazza285 - 20/12/08 at 04:10 PM

I'll be a Drax a lot next year, working on the biomass stuff.