end of an era

Britain’s energy milestone is a landmark for rail freight

Image: © GB Railfreight.

In the UK, the home fires are no longer burning. It really is the end of coal. Although rail delivered the last load on 28 June, yesterday, the furnaces at Britain’s last coal-fired power station finally shut down. Ratcliffe-on-Soar, a vast landmark power station directly adjacent to East Midlands Parkway station in the East Midlands of England, damped down the fires for the last time at midnight on Monday, 30 September.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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