A dying breed
No, not the ornate Victorian roof supports at Northwich Station (although I suppose by definition it applies), but rather the coal train passing through.
Once one of the main freight revenue earners for British Rail and subsequent TOCs, traffic is now little more than a trickle. And, when a press release proudly announces that the UK's electricity generating needs were delivered for the first time without coal over a 24 hour period last week, you know the writing really is on the wall for coal-driven power stations.
The train here is the 12.14 Ferrybridge Power Station - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station (6F12) coal transfer, in the hands of Freightliner Shed 66506. Moving deck-chairs around on the Titanic somehow springs to mind.
8th May 2017
A dying breed
No, not the ornate Victorian roof supports at Northwich Station (although I suppose by definition it applies), but rather the coal train passing through.
Once one of the main freight revenue earners for British Rail and subsequent TOCs, traffic is now little more than a trickle. And, when a press release proudly announces that the UK's electricity generating needs were delivered for the first time without coal over a 24 hour period last week, you know the writing really is on the wall for coal-driven power stations.
The train here is the 12.14 Ferrybridge Power Station - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station (6F12) coal transfer, in the hands of Freightliner Shed 66506. Moving deck-chairs around on the Titanic somehow springs to mind.
8th May 2017