Free Download The Last of the Welsh Coal Trains (The Railways and Industry Series) by Chris Davies
English | June 16, 2020 | ISBN: 1913295737 | 128 pages | MOBI | 8.52 Mb
Despite the substantial decline of coal mining in the UK over the last three decades, until recently, coal was still a vital energy source for the nation’s power stations. During 2013 and 2014, coal accounted for 36 percent of all UK rail freight, but that amount plummeted in 2015 due to the doubling of the top-up carbon tax, a measure implemented to encourage power stations to use greener fuels. With the government’s phase-out of all coal-fired power stations by 2025, many have already closed.
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