input from Eric Broadley of Lola Cars, who subsequently fell out with Ford and used the factory (which was in his company's name) to re-establish his independent operation. Ford moved to another factory on the Estate. Until 1973, the estate had a railway directly linking the factories to Britain's railway system. A passenger service ran from Paddington and Slough stations to a separate station (accessed by a spur from the main line, separate from the freight access to the estate), until 1956. In January 2008, the estate's power station was sold to Scottish and Southern Energy. As of 2018 the plant is being partially demolished for replacement by the Slough Multifuel facility, which will generate about 50 MW 'through burning waste-derived fuels made from various sources'. Geography Slough Trading Estate has a Local nature reserve on the Western border of the estate called Haymill Valley. In popular culture In 1937, English poet John Betjeman wrote his poem "Slough" in protest against the expansion of the Slough Trading Estate. The poem bemoans the loss of the area's rural character, and pillories English society's increasing consumerism and the sweatshop conditions caused by large-scale industrial development. An excerpt reads: "Come, friendly bombs and fall on Slough / It isn't fit for humans now...." The original series of The Office is set on Slough Trading Estate. The opening sequence shows several locations in Slough and the Crossbow House building on the Trading Estate where fictional paper merchants Wernham Hogg are supposedly located. It is also referenced in the song "Slough" from the 2016 film David Brent: Life on the Road. See also SEGRO (formerly Slough Estates Ltd/plc) Industrial park References External links Slough Trading Estate Accessed 31 December 2006 SEGRO Slough Business parks of England Industrial parks in the United Kingdom