norbitonflyer
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As long as they can find some coal to put in the tender!
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The last coal train?
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marty56110
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A coal train from Redcar has been running for the last few months, in fact it’s ran today and will depart this evening back to Tees Yard
Realtime Trains | 6Z70 1900 Oxwellmains_haul Waste to Tees N.Y. | 12/09/2023
Real-time train running information for 6Z70 1900 departure from Oxwellmains_haul Waste to Tees N.Y. on 12/09/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
Previous to that it was coming via road.
Oxfordblues
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Don't forget the coal trains from Minffordd Yard to Boston Lodge and Porthmadog Harbour!
trainswitheddy
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Any idea if there's any decent way for someone like me (just an enthusiast) to find out when these will run? I understand RTT has them "As Required" but this can be a bit tricky to track every diagram
That's insane, surely it'd be more efficient by rail? I know High Marnham was done by rail, seems funny that the same can't be done for West Burton.
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Nicholas Lewis
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Ratcliffe on song tonight 3 units fired up all evening biggest use of coal in over 18mths. Lets hope they have booked some ships and trains for restocking ahead of the winter!!
Generating 3.2% of our electricity and that's when it's still warm
eman_resu
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Seconded! Very well said.
Is a large volume of gas flowing into Europe currently? This time last year we burnt coal to help our neighbours build up their gas tanks for winter. I would be surprised with current weather if it was actually necessary to use coal last night to avoid a black out.
trainswitheddy
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Am I right in saying that FL currently don't operate ANY coal services? Iirc they don't deliver to Ratcliffe and their last job was West Burton, so is this the end of FLs coal ops?
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trainswitheddy
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Will we see scrapping of HXAs and HHAs in the not-so distant future then?
Oxfordblues
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The last coal trains in Wales look like being the occasional deliveries from Minffordd to Boston Lodge and Porthmadog Harbour.
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Western 52
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Have the Cwmbargoed trains ended now? I've not seen any for a while.
Also, is rail still taking any coal to Port Talbot Tata works for coking?
Also, is rail still taking any coal to Port Talbot Tata works for coking?
They were still running last week according to RTT - trains on both Jan 11th and Jan 12th: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:H43337/2024-01-11/detailed and https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:H43337/2024-01-12/detailed
Western 52
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Presumably clearing stockpiles, as I think the mine has closed?
It appears the end of basic steelmaking is upon us: the blast furnaces at Port Talbot will close. https://www.theguardian.com/busines...aces-3000-jobs-at-risk?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
There's also a statement here about the closure of Ffros-y-Fran:
www.merthyr.gov.uk
My interpretation is that "offsite" in this case means away from the opencast workings themselves - i.e. taking coal to the washeries and rail loading point.
There's also a statement here about the closure of Ffros-y-Fran:
Ffos-Y-Fran position statement: 23.12.23
Ffos-Y-Fran position statement: 23.12.23
My interpretation is that "offsite" in this case means away from the opencast workings themselves - i.e. taking coal to the washeries and rail loading point.
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Coal has been going to Ratcliffe from Immingham H.I.T. The last that I have noted was 6M81 on Tuesday 16th.
Nicholas Lewis
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Ratcliffe has been on full song for almost the last week with the cold snap and its clear the ESO needs it to run even when wind is high. Each unit needs c200T/hr so the stockpile wont last long.
Someone has already answered this but everyday they are booked to run but only occasionally do
56xx
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66 028 about to depart Cwmbargoed this morning (19-01-2024) for Margam on the day the closure of the Blast Furnaces at Port Talbot was announced. There are a few more trainloads left so there should be e few more workings.
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anthony263
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Today is supposed to be the last one according to the staff in the know but yesterday's was cancelled so perhaps with luck the final one might be Tommorow
rower40
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Burn coal to generate electricity to operate pumps to drain flooded land caused by climate change unusually high rainfall.
Just sayin...
Just sayin...
Jacob Didcote
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That’s what I’ve heard…heading up there tomorrow so hopefully it runs!
trainswitheddy
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How long left on the Ratcliffe trains then?
Hairy Bear
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Believe there looking at shutting it by Sept next year