British Steel Seeks Nod for Building Rail Storage Yard

The Grimsby Telegraph reported that British Steel has applied to North Lincolnshire Council to construct two rail lines at its steelworks in Scunthorpe. The proposed facility will allow British Steel to advance their rail production resource, based at the Scunthorpe site. 108 meter long rail sections, produced on site, will be stored temporarily prior to outgoing shipment to clients.The Environment Agency has requested a remediation strategy before construction to handle possible contamination, or it will object on the basis of potentially unacceptable levels of water pollution at the development. Equally, the Environment Agency has also made it a condition that no drainage system for surface water infiltration to the ground is allowed without planning permission also.A new storage facility for long-length rails and a dedicated train servicing facility for the delivery transport was announced after British Steel won a two year contract extension with Network Rail to remain its principal supplier. A steel structure containing two 108 meter rail lines is proposed at the facility. Hoists supported by the steel structure will have a magnet powerful enough to lift four rails up at one time and to transfer these into a storage pen. The steel structure would be no more than 8.54 meters tall. The location, between Castella Drive and Old Ironside Road in the steelworks, was previously used as a storage yard and had gantry cranes. But the area fell into disuse and the foundations were demolished in 2021 to make way for the proposed rail lines.

British Steel Seeks Nod for Building Rail Storage Yard

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