Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

The Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society is based at Scunthorpe in the north of the county.

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 Corus steelworks over the tracks normally used for moving iron, steel and materials around the works.

Occasional excursion trains were run around the 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.

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.