Abercwmboi, August 1986
English Electric Type 3 No. 37205 pulls away from Abercwmboi Phurnacite plant with a Speedlink working for Severn Tunnel Junction on 19th August 1986.
The Phurnacite plant, which shut in 1991, produced smokeless fuel in the form of briquettes for 50 years. At its peak over 1m briquettes were produced a year. In 2012 a group of former workers at the site successfully sued British Coal for the effects of the manufacturing process which resulted in a number of ailments including lung, skin and bladder cancers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Abercwmboi, August 1986
English Electric Type 3 No. 37205 pulls away from Abercwmboi Phurnacite plant with a Speedlink working for Severn Tunnel Junction on 19th August 1986.
The Phurnacite plant, which shut in 1991, produced smokeless fuel in the form of briquettes for 50 years. At its peak over 1m briquettes were produced a year. In 2012 a group of former workers at the site successfully sued British Coal for the effects of the manufacturing process which resulted in a number of ailments including lung, skin and bladder cancers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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