# British Steel delivers 16km of rail for £350M Tyne and Wear Metro renewal

British Steel has delivered 16km of rail (900 tonnes) for the latest phase of the £350 million Tyne and Wear Metro modernisation programme in North East England. The rails were manufactured at British Steel's Scunthorpe steelworks and will be used to upgrade lines between Chillingham Road and St James's stations in Newcastle.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-02-13
- Where: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Products: rail, Zinoco corrosion-resistant rail, HP335 high-performance rail
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [British Steel](https://endata.com/companies/18188.md)
- [Nexus Group](https://endata.com/companies/5862.md) (customer)
- [TXM Rail](https://endata.com/companies/22153.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [britishsteel.co.uk](https://www.britishsteel.co.uk/british-steel-delivers-16km-of-rail-as-part-of-ps350m-metro-renewal/), 2017-02-13: "British Steel has delivered 16km of rail for the latest phase in the revamp of the Tyne and Wear Metro system in North East England."

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