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 #545194  by RailBus63
 
Climate protesters hijack train on way to largest UK power station

Climate change protesters today hijacked a train taking coal to a Yorkshire power station as part of a campaign to close the plant, one of the largest in Europe.

Around 20 protesters began shovelling coal out of the trucks after ambushing the train on a bridge over the River Aire. Other members of the group attached lines to the wheels and were hanging off them over the river to prevent the train moving, one of the activists said.



Read the rest here - Times Online - Climate protesters hijack train on way to largest UK power station