RAILSCOT | Longannet Power Station demolition: Multi-angle footage captures dramatic controlled explosion [Fife Today]

Longannet Power Station demolition: Multi-angle footage captures dramatic controlled explosion [Fife Today]

Date: 04/02/2021

The effects of a controlled explosion at Longannet Power Station were felt across parts of Fife and Falkirk district.

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Longannet Power Station demolition: Multi-angle footage captures dramatic controlled explosion

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The effects of a controlled explosion at Longannet Power Station were felt across parts of Fife and Falkirk district.

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Coal - swallower extraordinaire. Longannet power station looking south towards the Forth in June 2005. Longannet consumes approximately 10,000 tonnes of coal per day, mainly delivered by rail from Hunterston import terminal. It has an installed capacity of 2,400 megawatts, making it the third largest coal-fired power station in Europe after Belchatow, Poland and Drax, North Yorkshire.
Location: Longannet Power Station
Company: Kincardine Line (North British Railway)
13/06/2005 John Furnevel

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Longannet Power Station demolition: Multi-angle footage captures dramatic controlled explosion [Fife Today]

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