Scunthorpe Steel Works - 29th August 2021

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Martyn Brailsford is far left (with glasses).<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	Passing the Torpedo Repair Bay Yard, with the Bar Mill behind; the tour itself is on the South Melting Shop Running Road line.<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	Approaching the blast furnaces from the south - Queen Victoria is first in line.<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	Closer in, hot metal runs out of Queen Victoria!<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	Looking away from the blast furnaces, a hot metal train leaves for the Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) Plant, the rear locos are not coupled. Participants were entertained by the blue crane (right) attaching tops to the torpedoes.<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	Martyn again (left), Anchor Exchange Sidings, BSC limit.<br>[&copy; Ian Mortimer 2021]	Redbourn Semi-finished Steel Stockyard<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]
Mills Exchange Sidings<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	The tops of the blast furnaces from the north end.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	The blue bridge carries the High line (the blast furnaces are off to the right).<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	Rail Service Centre.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	A selection of rails ready to roll. <br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	Approaching the end of the branch from Points 482 (from the southwest side of Mills Exchange Sidings) - this was once a through line to Points 329.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	A nodal point (a change of direction and conveyor belts) in the belt system between the Coal Handling Plant (Up side of the main line) and the steelworks, a pile of 'escaped' coal is bottom right.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]
The double track bridge beneath the Foreign Ore Branch.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	A distant view of the steelworks from Anchor Exchange Sidings, part of the extensive coal conveyor system is above.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	Loco 75 with the blast furnaces in the background.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	The view around the bend on Queen's Approach,<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	Heading for more required track.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	The northern dead end branch from Points 114 to the blast furnaces is left.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	Torpedo Repair Bay Line 3 - there is a clue (from Line 2).<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]
South of Mills Exchange Sidings our tour polished an extremely rusty section of track from Points 422 to 411 (map with e-BLN). Here it is propelling back via Points 410 and (ahead) 428.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	A pair of the big ex-Norwegian diesels<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]	On Basic Hill - Scunthorpe Steelworks Nature Reserve (?), alongside the Heavy Repair Bay yard.<br>[&copy; Phil Barber 2021]