Stocks of rail for use by Network Rail currently held around the country are to be brought together in one central service centre, being built at a cost of £10m in Scunthorpe.
When complete this summer, the facility will contain about 25,000 tonnes of 108-metre long rails from which Network Rail can be supplied.
The investment is part of the company’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.
Rails stocked in the new facility will all have undergone the testing and QA checks so it can be sent out at once, or welded into 216m lengths.
All civils were are complete, and the main towers and gantry sections are currently being erected.
Future works include the installation of the hoist and permanent magnet systems, including electrical installation and integration, which will be used to lift and load the rails in packs of four in and out of individual rail pens..
