Bord na Mona Portlaoise

I was fortunate to be able to witness a rare event - the filling of a train load of peat and its transportation to the distribution point.

 

Loaded wagons are drawn through the distribution hopper by dragging machines.

 

This peat is destined for either a power station or fertiliser use.

 

This traffic is to cease completely in a few years for environmental reasons. The worked out peat fields are likely to become solar or wind generating farms.

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