CORUS has selected Siemens VAI subsidiary Vaipomini to supply a seven-stand finishing mill, marking, hot sawing and cooling plant as part of the steelmaker’s £130m investment in Long Products at its Scunthorpe plant.
Rail production is being transferred from Workington to the north Lincolnshire plant (RG 4.05 p226), which will be able to roll 120m rails in an inline continuous finishing mill. Full production is expected to begin by the end of 2006. n
INDIA: Spain’s Ministry of Transport & Sustainable Mobility has signed a memorandum of understanding to support Indian Railways in developing and upgrading its network. The initial agreement runs for five years, when a number of pilot projects are envisaged, to be followed by automatic annual renewals. ...
UK: The annual Rail Business Awards which recognise and reward excellence across every aspect of the industry will be back in Manchester in 2025.
INTERNATIONAL: ‘Beware of trains. Life can change in a split second’ is the slogan for the 16th International Level Crossing Awareness Day, which this year has a particular emphasis on the safety of vulnerable people. Around 50 countries take part in the annual ILCAD campaign which ...
