The new new £10m rail stocking facility at British Steel’s Scunthorpe site is taking shape, and when completed this summer will stock about 25,000 tonnes of rail in 108-metre lengths.
The construction, by Britcon, is part of British Steel’s strategy to support the supply of rails for Network Rail, ensuring there is rail stock ready, as and when required, for its supply chain. It will bring to one location rails currently stored in a number of diverse locations.
Rails stocked in the new facility will all have undergone the stringent testing and quality assurance checks required to meet the specification to allow immediate dispatch or welding into 216m lengths to the customer.
The building will have 11 multi-gantry hoists to lift finished rail stock to customer rolling stock. From there it will be transported for installation on mainline routes within the UK.
