Quote Originally Posted by cantonboy View Post
My dad was part of the workforce building Aberthaw power station. He arranged (unknown to me) for me to spend a night shift with him.
It was a wonderful adventure for an eleven year old, riding on the narrow gauge railway moving the concrete mix around and drinking tea out of a tin mug with the men.
In the morning it was their pay day and I got a proper McCalpine pay packet for 2/6, it even had my name on it.
Lovely story