Appleby Frodingham Railway
| Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society | |
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| 1912 Peckett locomotive with a train at Frodingham platform | |
| Locale | Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | British Steel Scunthorpe Steelworks |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Operated by | Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preservation history | |
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 simply known as Scunthorpe Works. The railway operates entirely within the steelworks over the tracks normally used for moving iron, steel and materials around the works.
Train services
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.
Locomotives
| Number | Class | Name | Current Livery | Owner | Status |
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| 1 (Works Number: 2877) | Yorkshire Engine Company 0-6-0ST "Janus" | - | Appleby Frodingham Steel Company Apple Green | British Steel Corporation / AFRPS | Operational at AFRPS |
| Works Number: 3138 | 0-6-0T steam locomotive built by Fabryka Lokomotywim "Feliksa Dzierztnskiego", Chrzanów, Poland | Hutnik | - | British Steel Corporation / AFRPS | Currently Awaiting Restoration |
| Works Number: 1438 | Peckett 0-4-0ST steam locomotive | - | BR Green | Christopher Theaker | Operational at AFRPS |
| Works Number: 2661 | 0-6-0DE diesel electric Half Janus locomotive built by the Yorkshire Engine Company | Arnold Machin | Eccles Slag Company Scunthorpe | Eccles Slag Company / AFRPS | Under Restoration at AFRPS |
| No 22 (Works Number: 3844) | 0-6-0ST Hunslet Austerity steam locomotive | - | United Steel Company Maroon | Christopher Theaker | Under Restoration at AFRPS |
Booking
Trains run on a limited number of days during the year and it is normal to book a place (via the website or by telephone) for a specific train. Trains travel between 7 and 15 miles (11 and 24 km), all within the steelworks.
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 3⁄4 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.
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Coordinates: 53°35′16″N 0°37′39″W / 53.58778°N 0.62750°W