THE spiralling cost of electricity and gas is among the latest headwinds hitting Britain’s heritage rail sector – but several lines are pulling out all the stops to implement measures to mitigate their exposure to this latest unwelcome expense.
Faced with the prospect of its annual electricity bill trebling, the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (EABSR) is planning to install solar panels on the roofs of its rolling stock storage and maintenance buildings. It has been working with green energy contractor Squirrel Energy.