The wide spectrum of track and traffic conditions in the modern railway environment is matched by Corus' comprehensive range of rail section sizes and a range of steel sleeper products. This is combined with vast experience of supplying rail worldwide. Corus' innovations continue to deliver longer in-service product life, reducing maintenance and renewal costs for customers.

In addition to Corus' capabilities in rail manufacturing, the company also operates a welding plant using state of the art equipment to produce welded rail in lengths of up to 220m. Our experience and expertise in research and development is utilised in all known rail applications. This reputation for providing tried and tested technical solutions has seen Corus products used extensively in many of the world's major rail transportation networks.

Corus offers:

• An unequalled choice of conventional rail sections in sizes from 30kg/m to 75kg/m

• Special rail sections for use in switches, crossings and turnouts

• Ultra straight rail to strict head crown controls for high speed track

• Long welded rail to 220 metres and above

• Comprehensive coverage of the entire rail hardness range, based on modern heat treatment capabilities

• Electrical conductor rails

• Grooved rail sections for tramways and other urban transport applications

• Silent rail systems designed to significantly reduce rail generated noise

• Coated rails and sleepers for extreme environmental conditions. Corus is the largest user of coatings and anti-corrosion material in the UK for applications as diverse as protection of deep-sea structures to foodstuff packaging. This extensive knowledge has been utilised to develop a series of coating systems for rail. The aim of each coating is to prolong rail life and assist in addressing the issue of some types of broken rail

• A wide range of track accessories, including fishplates and baseplates