The largest crane rails we've ever rolled have been shipped from Skinningrove to our site in Scunthorpe where they'll be installed as part of our ongoing maintenance programme.

The CR164 rails, which total 730 metres in length and will provide 365 metres of track, have been delivered for installation at the at our Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) Plant and will support the cranes that run in the facility.
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While 'constructive' talks are ongoing between the government and British Steel, the company is proceeding with applying for planning permission for a new rail facility on its Scunthorpe site.
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British Steel is to build a multi-million-pound storage area for 108 m long rails and a dedicated facility for servicing Network Rail's rail delivery trains at its Scunthorpe steelworks.
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British Steel now offers its Zinoco corrosion protection system on longer lengths of rail. Zinoco provides high levels of impact and abrasion resistance, and has a zinc-rich sacrificial coating which corrodes in preference to the steel.
(Permalink) British Steel Corrosion protection Rails Zinoco

British Steel and the University of Sheffield have announced a multi-million-pound research and development programme which will see steel tested at the universitys Faculty of Engineering and the steelmaker's R&D facility at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham.
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British Steel says it has become the first manufacturer to produce and deliver ultra-long corrosion protected rail with the completion of a renewal project in Scotland.

It comes in response to a Network Rail request to provide longer lengths of rail to speed up installation and reduce disruption to passenger and freight operators.

The first installation of five 216m sections of Zinoco rail has been completed in Inverkeithing Tunnel, near Edinburgh.
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