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Coal on demand

HERITAGE railways, worried that sourcing coal to run steam locos will become a problem as the Government implements its climate policies, had their anxieties quashed by an unexpected parliamentary dialogue.

Ironically, it was the Green Party’s sole MP Caroline Lucas who eased their concerns as she quizzed the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regarding Government policies on mining coal in the UK.

The Brighton Pavilion MP wanted to know

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