Date: 07/12/2021

The final remnant of Scotland's last coal fired power station will be razed when Longannet's chimney is blown to the ground. ScottishPower will demolish the 600ft stack, which has dominated the Forth skyline for decades, on Thursday morning.

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Forth skyline will change forever as giant Longannet chimney is demolished

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The final remnant of Scotland's last coal-fired power station will be razed when Longannet's chimney stack is blown to the ground. ScottishPower will

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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. [Addendum: Longannet power station was decommissioned in 2016]
Location: Longannet Power Station
Company: Kincardine Line (North British Railway)
13/06/2005 John Furnevel

DBS 66037 skirts the Forth with empties with the doomed power station in the background. During the final three weeks of March trains may run daily, although timetabling is not be reliable.
Location: Longannet West Arrival
Company: Kincardine Line (North British Railway)
14/03/2016 Bill Roberton

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