Transport Secretary secures major rail supply deal to protect thousands of British Steel jobs

Tuesday, 17 June 2025 00:01

Thousands of British manufacturing jobs have today been secured as the Transport Secretary visited Scunthorpe to finalise a major rail steel deal between Network Rail and British Steel. The £500 million five-year contract will see British Steel supply over 337,000 tonnes of rail track, helping cement the company's future just two months after the Government took emergency action to save the Scunthorpe plant from closure. Visiting the historic steelworks today, Transport...Request free trial