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Appleby Frodingham Railway

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Locale
  
Scunthorpe

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Name
  
British Steel Limited Scunthorpe

Original gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Operated by
  
Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society

Preserved gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Appleby frodingham railway preservation society


The Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society is based at Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. The society owns Locomotives and Rolling Stock but not the railway it runs on. The name comes from the Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company, now known as British Steel Limited Scunthorpe after its buy-out by GreyBull Capital. The railway operates entirely within the Steelworks limits over tracks normally used for moving Molten Iron, Steel and Raw Materials. Trains travel between 7 and 15 miles (11 and 24 km), all within the steelworks.

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History

Occasional excursion trains were run around the Scunthorpe Steel Works site (such as in 1986) using the works' own locomotives. Then in 1990, steam-hauled passenger trains were run as part of a works anniversary celebration, using a locomotive borrowed from the Rutland Railway Museum. This was popular enough for further events to be planned using locomotive and carriages borrowed from the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. The society now owns (or is responsible for) several steam and diesel locomotives. On occasions the (radio controlled) locomotives, normally used for site operations, have been used on passenger trains.

Special events

Irregular special events are organised such as 'Diesel Days' where Corus or other visiting locomotives operate a series of trains through the day. For example, in 2003 one of each type of Corus locomotive (a Yorkshire Engine Co 'Janus', a Hunslet 'Anchor' and a 'High Line locomotive') together with an EWS class 08 were used on special trains, each making one round trip of around 6 34 miles (10.9 km).

It is not unusual for the passenger trains to be stopped to allow steelworks trains to pass. It is sometimes possible to see trains carrying molten iron from the blast furnaces.

References

Appleby Frodingham Railway Wikipedia