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Power station's last coal delivery arrives by rail
The 1,650-tonne load pulls into the Ratcliffe-on-Soar site, bringing an era to an end.
A power station's final order of coal has arrived by rail, marking the end of an era for the site, and bringing a new name to the locomotive pulling the load. Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire is home to the UK's last remaining coal-fired power station, which is set to shut at the end of September. To mark the occasion, the rail operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has named one of its locomotives "Ratcliffe Power Station".
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