Residents are up in arms over the thick, acrid smoke billowing from the steam trains of the Welsh Highland Railway which they argue is infiltrating their homes and seriously endangering their health.

Rising Tide said in a statement that 20 of the group had climbed onto the train to unload the coal with shovels, while another 30 provided support. Police said 47 activists were charged with "rail ...

"We've got so much coal here but the problem is that we can't extract it." Steam locomotives rely on bituminous lump coal to burn, which is relatively smokeless and comparatively clean. The ...