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| Fri, 18th Dec 2020 11:34:00 |
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Newcastle Coal Mine: ‘Huge Disappointment’ as application refused – Britain out of steam locomotive coal by 2022? |
The Heritage Rail Association has released a statement after Newcastle City Council refused the planning permission application for a new coal mine at Dewley Hill, near Newcastle.
The decision means that coal production in the UK has come to an end and has slashed the hopes of Britain’s heritage railways, who need affordable coal to continue running steam trains.
Heritage railways in Britain will now have to find ways to import, store and handle the coal it needs.
The HRA has said that English steam coal supplies will run out in 2021, whilst coal supplies in Wales will run out in 2022.
We reported earlier this week that the HRA had said this coal mine was a last shout for heritage railways.
Steve Oates, Chief Executive of the Heritage Railway Association said ‘The decision is a huge disappointment. We spoke at the planning committee meeting and we had argued a strong case. UK-produced coal generates a fraction of the CO2 emissions created by extracting and then shipping coal half-way round the world to the UK. And it costs less in money terms, too. Keeping Britain’s heritage railways running with affordable locally-produced coal would secure the future of a sector which sits at the heart of the country’s industrial and cultural heritage, and generates millions for the leisure and travel sector.’
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