56118 Panteg 5th July 1996
56118 propels its load of imported steel coil into the unloading siding at the Avesta group steelworks at Panteg on 5th July 1996. By this time rail working had become infrequent so made an effort to get a shot before the service petered out. This train was a special and ran as a 6Z70 from Goole. Once in the siding the coil was unloaded with the large forklift near the rear of the train.
The former British Steel site which had cast billets for the production of stainless steel was taken over by Avesta Sheffield Ltd in 1992. The plant which employed 600 at the time continued to produced stainless coil but with the closure of the melting shop on 12 December 1996 the site was scaled back. The processing of coil continued and I assume this trainload was from the Avesta steelworks in Sweden. The end of the plant finally came about in March 2004 with the loss of 116 job. A school now occupies the site which can trace its steelmaking roots back to 1886.
The Loadhaul 56 found itself in the steel melting pot shortly after it was cut in December 2009.
Not the best of day weather wise and not suited to the Pentax 6 x 7 camera with if depth of field issues as apparent here.
56118 Panteg 5th July 1996
56118 propels its load of imported steel coil into the unloading siding at the Avesta group steelworks at Panteg on 5th July 1996. By this time rail working had become infrequent so made an effort to get a shot before the service petered out. This train was a special and ran as a 6Z70 from Goole. Once in the siding the coil was unloaded with the large forklift near the rear of the train.
The former British Steel site which had cast billets for the production of stainless steel was taken over by Avesta Sheffield Ltd in 1992. The plant which employed 600 at the time continued to produced stainless coil but with the closure of the melting shop on 12 December 1996 the site was scaled back. The processing of coil continued and I assume this trainload was from the Avesta steelworks in Sweden. The end of the plant finally came about in March 2004 with the loss of 116 job. A school now occupies the site which can trace its steelmaking roots back to 1886.
The Loadhaul 56 found itself in the steel melting pot shortly after it was cut in December 2009.
Not the best of day weather wise and not suited to the Pentax 6 x 7 camera with if depth of field issues as apparent here.