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Longannet flood hits hauliers
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it The news that Scotland's last deep colliery has been placed in liquidation has left local hauliers facing an uncertain future.
Longannet Colliery In Fife Is closing down after 17 million gallons of water flooded the mine two weeks ago—saving it would cost tens of millions of pounds.
Hauliers working out of the colliery are relying on its owners. Scottish Coal, to provide them with work: "We do a lot out of their opencast mines," says a spokesman for Lanarkshire hauliers Sandy McCracken & Son. "Although Longannet has gone into liquidation, Scottish Coal hasn't. We are still working for them."
AD Haulage, which worked for the pit for many years, has seen its work with the colliery gradually dry up since last November. It came to a halt completely just before news broke of the liquidation.
However, transport manager Wiliam Cox remains confident the firm will survive: lie really only had a couple of trucks there up until recently. We will get more work ft will not be easy but it will happen."
Thompson & Sons, another haulier based in Carluke. is also unsure what the future holds. "We don't really know what's going to happen," says owner David Thompson.
He adds: ''We did have two artics at the plant but we have just one now since news of the liquidation."