Tata Steel

Tata Steel´s Long Products Europe business will continue to supply French rail operator SNCF for at least five more years after a new deal was signed.The company’s rail mill in Hayange, north-eastern France, has supplied the French network for more than 130 years. With Tata Steel, and previously Corus, being SNCF’s main rail supplier since 1999, the contract renewal will see that continue for the next five years with an extension option for a further four years.

Tata Steel announced the signing of a prestigious contract to supply highly wear-resistant rail for the Crossrail project beneath the heart of London. The Crossrail route will serve 40 stations and travel more than 100km from Reading and Heathrow in the west, through new twin-bore 21km tunnels below central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.Tata Steel has already commenced deliveries to the Crossrail project, and will ultimately supply the project with more than 57km of its Stress-Free heat treated, wear-resistant rail. In total 7,000 tonnes of Tata Steel rail will be used to create one of Europe´s largest railway and infrastructure projects.