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The coke car at Monckton Cokeworks is propelled by cable haulage and positioned using a laser seen here reflected on the mirror attached to the car.

Another wheelbarrow shot from the Monckton Coke Works. This is part of the by-product plant.

Charging hoppers for loading coal into the ovens at Monckton Cokeworks.

The coke car at Monckton Cokeworks heads for the quenching tower.

Flames, fumes and safety equipment all in evidence at the Monckton Cokeworks.

Having been pushed from the oven into the coke car, the red-hot charge of coke is being winched to the tower for quenching. The Monckton Coke & Chemical Company is owned by Hargreaves Services plc and has been producing metallurgical coke for more than 130 years at its site near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Monckton is the only independent coke works in the UK and takes its coal from Maltby Colliery to produce more than 200,000 tonnes per year of the highest-quality coke for UK and European markets.

A charge is pushed from an oven at the Monckton Main coke works. The Monckton Coke & Chemical Company is owned by Hargreaves Services plc and has been producing metallurgical coke for more than 130 years at its site near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Monckton is the only independent coke works in the UK and takes its coal from Maltby Colliery to produce more than 200,000 tonnes per year of the highest-quality coke for UK and European markets.