A late torpedo

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A late torpedo

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 9 Feb 2010

Torpedo cars carrying molten iron from the Redcar blast furnace (seen in the distance) to the steel conversion plant have now ceased to run. The poorly fitting lid allows the glow of the molten metal to be clearly seen in this picture.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.59212
Longitude
-1.128678