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| Roger Caisley - Suon Ltd | 12 Aug 2010 | Derby & Derbyshire Minerals Core Strategy: Key Issues & Options Part One: Background Information Chapter 4: A Portrait of Minerals in Derbyshire the Transportation section
I don't think there has ever been a rail link into Hillhead Quarry despite it being close to the railway line
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| Jamie Singleton - Derbyshire County Council | 29 Jul 2010 | Derby & Derbyshire Minerals Core Strategy: Key Issues & Options Part One: Background Information Chapter 4: A Portrait of Minerals in Derbyshire the Transportation section
The Lafarge Hope cement plant which involved us in it's planning both from a minerals planning and transport perspective isn't mentioned-it received a £1 million rail upgrade and was opened by the Secretary of State for Transport in 2008
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| Mr Wise - Highways Agency | 29 Jul 2010 | Derby & Derbyshire Minerals Core Strategy: Key Issues & Options Part One: Background Information Chapter 4: A Portrait of Minerals in Derbyshire the Transportation section
The document acknowledges that most of the minerals produced in Derbyshire are transported by road. It is also noted that Derbyshire contains a fairly fragmented railway system, with the majority of these routes carrying freight. It is stated that, generally, rail links are only viable at high volume long life quarries where the significant capital costs can be recovered, although smaller operations can sometimes access the rail network where opportunities arise. The HA would encourage the poten
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