British Steel, a prominent UK company, has secured a lucrative multi-million-pound contract to supply rail infrastructure for a significant new route in Egypt. 

The company will deliver 9,500 tonnes of track from its Scunthorpe plant in the UK for Egypt’s Green Line railway. This railway marks Egypt’s inaugural fully electrified mainline and freight network, spanning 660km from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.

Operating at up to 250km per hour, the Green Line will accommodate both passenger and freight trains. British Steel and other key suppliers will contribute rail infrastructure to this transformative project. The supplied rail, graded as 60E1 in R260, comes in 18m lengths.

Jérôme Bonef, British Steel‘s Commercial Manager of Export–Rail, expressed enthusiasm for the company’s involvement in this pivotal Egyptian initiative. 

He emphasized British Steel’s commitment to delivering value and quality, focusing on customer satisfaction and timely deliveries.

The Green Line holds promise for revolutionizing Egypt’s transportation landscape, aiming to reduce energy consumption and air pollution significantly. 

Bonef revealed that two shipments of rail will be dispatched from British Steel to Alexandria, Egypt’s northern port, scheduled for this month and June. These rail supplies will facilitate the expansion of the line to the Mediterranean coast via El Alamein in the northwest and to the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea in the east.

The project’s management rests with Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors Joint Venture, while the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) oversees the line’s design, construction, commissioning, and operation.