Key Government coal meeting secured
The Heritage Railway Association has secured a vital meeting with a minister from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in its ongoing campaign to secure the long-term supply of steam coal.
REPRESENTATIVES from the Heritage Railway Association (HRA), including president, Lord Faulkner, and chief executive, Steve Oates, were due to meet with the minister responsible for museums at the Department for Culture, Media & Sport, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, in late June. The meeting is the direct result of a debate in the House of Lords initiated by Lord Faulkner on May 18.
Lord Faulkner asked what steps the Government is taking to support the heritage steam sector in the light of current interruption to coal supplies.