Date: 26/05/2013

The country which brought the steam engine to the world is running out of coal to fuel them. A fire at Daw Mill in Warwickshire and the collapse of Scottish Coal last month have left heritage train companies frantically scrambling for supplies as they prepare for the summer surge of tourists. [From Mark Bartlett]

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Coal crisis hits steam trains

Telegraph

The country which brought the steam engine to the world is running out of coal to fuel them.

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