A few days after my very wet first visit, we returned in blazing sunshine for a second potter about – even took a packed lunch this time…
EDS Print Facility
In Livingston with nothing to do on a Sunday, this looked worth a go – I had a good look about, went off to Bangour for a potter while thinking about it, then came back and got in.
The EDS print centre in Livingston was a privatised facility for printing government giro cheques – there was a near-riot when it closed due to the huge disparity in the payments offered to EDS employees and former government employees.
Due to the nature of the work done here, security was tight – a high and strong steel fence, only one gate, lots of CCTV and RFID-based ID cards for access to different areas.
A Cologne Factory
While in Cologne for a bike show, I happened across a lovely old clothing factory – I only had time to take a few pictures, sadly…
Inverkip Power Station
Inverkip power station, built in 1970, is a classic white elephant – by the time of the 1973 oil crisis, the idea of an oil-fired power station was looking slightly daft, and the station only briefly reached it’s full 1900MW capacity during the miner’s strikes of 1984/85. The station was mothballed in 1988.
Oddly, the power station itself and the woods around it are still classed as greenbelt, however there are plans to demolish the power station in 2009, to replace it with housing.
After a brief look about outside in the rain…
