All the sites had rail links. The original site also had access to the Greasborough canal. The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) opened its Park Gate branch to serve the works in August 1873. The branch left the main line about south of and passed below the Midland line. Iron ore arrived here from the company's quarries south of Hellidon, Northamptonshire and east of Sproxton, Leicestershire. The company also held shares in iron ore mines at Appleby near Scunthorpe. The Midland Railway had links next to station that served sidings next to the blast furnace plant, ore arriving here from the quarry in Northamptonshire.