# British Steel wins rail supply contract for Egyptian electrified mainline

British Steel won a multimillion-pound contract to supply approximately 9,500 tonnes of rail for Egypt's first fully electrified mainline and freight network, stretching from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. The track will be manufactured at the British Steel works in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-04-02
- Where: Egypt
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 9500 tonnes of rail
- Products: rail track
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [British Steel](https://endata.com/companies/18188.md)

## Sources

- [theguardian.com](http://theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/02/british-steel-wins-multimillion-pound-contract-for-egyptian-rail-project), 2024-04-02: "British Steel has won a multimillion-pound contract to supply rail for a new route in north Africa, the company has announced."

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