{"id":64386,"date":"2024-06-12T18:21:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=53224"},"modified":"2024-06-12T18:21:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:21:12","slug":"aggregate-terminal-to-revive-scots-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=64386","title":{"rendered":"Aggregate terminal to revive Scots line?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kincardine Railway has been dormant for more than five years. However, a proposed aggregates terminal would bring regular rail freight traffic back to this mothballed line in Scotland. The dormant railway line in Kincardine could be revived if Tillicoultry Quarries has its plans accepted. The company intends to transform the former Longannet Power Station site into an aggregates terminal. Regular rail freight traffic would benefit the transportation infrastructure and avoid heavy goods vehicle (HGV) traffic on local roads.<\/strong>
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The locally-based quarry firm initially made its proposals over a year ago. Tillicoultry Quarries plan to construct an aggregate storage building and associated infrastructure to facilitate the transport of stone via rail. After discussions with environmental agencies and planning authorities highlighted the need for further assessment of potential flood risks, the previous application was withdrawn.<\/p>\n

Merry-go-round of coal trains<\/h2>\n

Tillicoultry Quarries say that they have addressed environmental concerns. Their new assessment shows that the proposed development would have negligible impact on the flood risk area and that no compensatory storage is required. The line was originally built to serve several rural communities along the north bank of the River Forth. Ironically, given the present-day environmental concerns, in the last half of the twentieth century, the only regular traffic was a constant merry-go-round of coal trains to Europe\u2019s biggest coal-fired power station.<\/p>\n