Coal shortage

[davieb]

Thought I would post this just in case anyone missed it on the news today 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22681141

dave 

[MikeDunn]

Yeah, BBC WM had a spot on @ Vintage Trains too ... 

[Greybeema]

Plenty of it under Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Kent.  If only we had a Coal Industry...

[guest311]

Plenty of it under Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Kent.  If only we had a Coal Industry...

hold on, next you'll be suggesting we actually MAKE things here 

[Greybeema]

Plenty of it under Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Kent.  If only we had a Coal Industry...

hold on, next you'll be suggesting we actually MAKE things here 

No - Not make it - just dig it up...

[guest311]

Oh go on, if we're going to resurrect the coal mines, lets go the whole hog and do the steel works as well, then make our own trains .... who knows where it might end 

[EtchedPixels]

Oh go on, if we're going to resurrect the coal mines, lets go the whole hog and do the steel works as well, then make our own trains .... who knows where it might end 

We've still got steelworks - several of them. We did sell them all off to Indian companies but they are still running.

Alan