Aire valley power stations Aire valley power stations Aire valley power station may refer to one or all of: By the 1990s the collection of three power stations generated 20% of Britain's electricity, and contributed 56% of the Yorkshire and Humber regions greenhouse gas emissions, which was primarily CO (~2010). In 2006 the generating capacity was approximately 8 GW total (Ferrybridge C, 2 GW; Eggborough, 2 GW, Drax 4 GW). The power stations were built during the post-Beeching era, close to the Selby Coalfield which supplied them via Gascoigne Wood until the field's closure at the beginning of the 21st century. After the Selby
North Yorkshire Yorkshire have a DAB radio according to Ofcom. The main road through the county is the north-south A1(M) which has gradually been upgraded to motorway status since the early 1990s. The only other motorways within the county are the short A66(M) near Darlington and a small stretch of the M62 motorway close to Eggborough. The other nationally maintained trunk routes are the A168/A19, A64, the A66 and A174. The East Coast Main Line (ECML) bisects the county stopping at Northallerton, Thirsk and York. Passenger services on the ECML within the county are operated by London North Eastern Railway, TransPennine Express