For over a year pollution from this tunnel has been getting into the harbour at Whitehaven.
It’s part of the route used by DRS when Nukiller waste is taken to Sellaffield
Now this ….
Detailed tests into mystery of discoloured water in Whitehaven harbour and tunnel commence
It is interesting to note how the word Historic is used in the text, but just how recently they have started to look at it for these tests.
It also illustrates just how difficult things would be if this line might become electrified.
The text refers to it being Ochre, which is a colour, but zilch about the metallic or chemical composition of it all.
Clearly we need to be told much more about just what is going on with it all.