image description
image description
Tell A Friend

FinancialNews


  • 12-08-13

    Saudi Arabia awards Tata Steel order for high-speed rail project

    (MENAFN) Saudi Arabia has awarded Tata Steel Europe a contract to manufacture 60,000 tonnes of high-quality rail for a new high-speed line linking the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, Arabian Business reported. The line will cross desert, withstanding temperatures ranging from freezing to 50C, as well as sand storms, flash flooding and shifting dunes, and will allow millions of pilgrims to cross the 444km between the two cities at speeds of 320kmh. Gerard Glas, rail sector head for Tata Steel said the steel for the project will be made at the company's Scunthorpe plant in the UK before being rolled into rail in lengths of 25 metres both there and at the company's plant in Hayange, Northern France. Work on producing the rail will start at the end of this year and is expected to continue throughout 2014.

Follow us

RSS
Terms & Conditions  |  Privacy & Security  |  Contact Us  | Sitemap
© 2024 BBK  |  All Rights Reserved