Scunthorpe Summer Extra Steeler No 30 - 26th May 2025

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Freight trains on the main line before our Scunthorpe Steelworks railtour started, taken from the Brigg Road (A1029) overbridge. Looking west to Scunthorpe station, a double headed train of empty rail carrying wagons approaches on the Transfer Line.<br>[&copy; Chris Lings 2025]	Looking east to Barnetby, a coke train with 20 high capacity wagons arrives from Immingham (left), right is that train of empty rail carrying wagons. The Network Rail building on the right includes Scunthorpe Signal Box. Left was once a triangular junction for the Roxby branch.<br>[&copy; Chris Lings 2025]	The first half of the coke train unloads at the Coke Terminal - bottom discharge with conveyor belts, the Class 66 works in and out. The flat areas seen here have been used for stocking coke. Three coke trains arrived this day.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2025]	The end of the Coke Terminal branch and run round loop looking towards the unloading hopper. Those supports are for overhead conveyors.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2025]	Trent Yard - wagons not in regular use! The mainline is the other side of the buddleia - Scunthorpe left, Barnetby to the right.<br>[&copy; Jonathan Buisson 2025]	Heading to Mills Exchange Sidings.<br>[&copy; Jonathan Buisson 2025]	At 'Appleby' platform two of the four brakevans were not accommodated, requiring the train to draw up.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2025]
No 74 is about to move torpedo wagons from the Blast Furnaces - the tremendous heat is visible even from this distance. <br>[&copy; Jonathan Buisson 2025]	The heart of the steelworks, approaching the High Lines with the Blast Furnaces ahead to the right.<br>[&copy; Jonathan Buisson 2025]	A little further on is the entrance to the High Lines, the limit of how far we could go - even here, a carbon monoxide monitor is required.<br>[&copy; Jonathan Buisson 2025]	The other side of the Blast Furnaces, taken from our passing tour at ground level.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2025]	Torpedo Repair Bay (tour on Line 3). The 24-wheel torpedoes carry molten iron from the Blast Furnaces to the Basic Oxygen Steelmaking plant.<br>[&copy; Jonathan Buisson 2025]	A hot metal torpedo (each one carries 300 tonnes of liquid iron) under repair outside the Torpedo Repair Bay.<br>[&copy; Jonathan Buisson 2025]	BLS Trip to the Moon perhaps - is it made of cheese? No, heading for the Bar and Rod Mills.<br>[&copy; Jonathan Buisson 2025]
The end of the line at the end of the day, Frodingham platform - well done AFR-S, the BLS and Hunslet No58.<br>[&copy; Jonathan Buisson 2025]