Steam hauled Brake Van tour around the railway System of British Steel Scunthorpe (3.5-4 hours) 2026

Steam hauled Rail tour around the internal railway system of British Steel Scunthorpe with the Appleby Frodingham Railway - Scunthorpe

Let our visiting industrial steam locomotive take you on a tour of one of the largest industrial railway systems in the  Europe.
Passengers travel aboard our British Railways brake vans as we tour the site covering around 20 miles of the 110 mile internal rail system. 

During the tour our guide will explain the history and process of producing iron, steel and rolled products at Scunthorpe, and partway through the tour you will also make a stop at the AFR-S Loco sheds to view restoration work in progress, to visit gift shop and our refreshment coach, where sandwiches, drinks, and snacks are available.

Key Points:

• Tours last around 4 hours.
• Passengers will be accommodated in brake vans with open verandas from which you give you the best views of the site.
• Heating if required is provided  by coal fired stoves
• There are no toilets on the train, only during the shed stop. 
• During the shed stop: refreshments (sandwiches, snacks and drinks) will be available and the gift shop will be open.
• These  tours are  not  recommended  for  young children, young people must be a minimum of 1.4 meters tall(4ft7in) and children must be accompanied by an adult.
• We use heritage brake vans for these tours to allow us to access various parts of the site, unfortunately these are not suitable for wheelchairs.

Appleby Frodingham Railway - Scunthorpe is a volunteer run charitable organisation.

Charity name: Appleby Frodingham Railway-Scunthorpe 
Charity number: 1196958

Please note that all bookings are donations to help the railway continue its operation.

How to find us:
Please note the post code covers the whole site
You are best using the what 3 words app
For the car park enter    ///sorry.person.salad
For the platform              ///drain.closet.singer
If ​you ask for directions at any security gates, please as for directions to Gate E, main office Block.