REDCAR-CONSETT IRON ORE CONTRACT FOR BRITISH RAIL

Iron ore for British Steel Corporation's blast furnaces at Consett, County Durham, is now being imported through the new ore terminal at Redcar on the south side of the Tees estuary. This development means that Redcar is supplying iron ore for every blast furnace north of the Humber and south of the Scottish border. Under an agreement between British Steel Corporation and British Rail, ore for Consett will be handled by up to 8 trains a day each carrying nearly 700 tons over a 58 mile route. Total movement in a year will be about 1.5 million tons.

• Corporate Authors:

  British Steelmaker Limited

  886 High Road, Finchley
  London N12 9SB,   England 
• Publication Date: 1975-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 15-16
• Serial:
  • British Steelmaker
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 2-4
  • Publisher: British Steelmaker Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight traffic; Iron ores; Marketing; Steel plants; Transportation planning; Unit trains
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127621
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 16 1975 12:00AM