British Steel has secured a major contract from Deutsche Bahn for delivering around 20,000 tonnes of 120 metre rails a year. The initial contract is for 21 months and will see the new 120 metre length rails delivered to Germany through the Channel Tunnel. The first 120 metre shipment is due in March.
The contract comes after British Steel spent £1 million (1.1 million euros) enhancing its Scunthorpe Rail and Section Mill so it could manufacture this longer-length rail. Before the investment, the longest rail British Steel could produce was 108 metres – a standard length in the domestic market.
“Supplying a new product to a major railway company like Deutsche Bahn is a significant achievement and demonstrates our commitment to product and service innovation. It also shows how increasing our product range can help us enter new markets, and how we can work in partnership with customers to become the strategic supply chain partner of choice,” Peter Smith, British Steel Managing Director Rail, said.
“Deutsche Bahn is by far the biggest purchaser of rail in Europe. Having a stake in the German market is strategically important to us and we hope to build a strong and lasting relationship with them. The investment allows us to remain at the forefront of rail production and act as a catalyst for further long-length rail exports into Europe,” he added.
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