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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Clement ZAMPA

'End Of An Era': UK To Shut Last Coal-fired Power Plant

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, between Derby and Nottingham in central England, is due to close on September 30 (Credit: AFP)

Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station has dominated the landscape of the English East Midlands for nearly 60 years, looming over the small town of the same name and a landmark on the M1 motorway bisecting Derby and Nottingham.

At the mainline railway station serving the nearby East Midlands Airport, its giant cooling towers rise up seemingly within touching distance of the track and platform.

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