Network Rail’s stockpile of rails will last a year despite any possible disruption in the supply from British Steel’s Scunthorpe Works.
British Steel disruption won't affect Network Rail's rails supply
14/04/2025 in News
14/04/2025 in News
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Daniel Pyke - 16/04/2025 14:57
Contingency plans started in 2019 when British Steel first went into liquidation. NR have also imported electric arc steel rails and long(ish) rails from European suppliers to de-risk the supply chain should the worst happen. It'll also hopefully have been obvious that the stocking facility built by British Steel was only needed if importing rails was part of the long-term plan by Jingye.