Railway Material Supply Services
Contact us for more information: 01909 731647
Nationwide Supplier of Serviceable Railway Materials to the UK Rail Industry
At K J Bownes, we specialise in the supply of high-quality, serviceable railway infrastructure materials. With over 65 years of experience, we support rail contractors, depots, infrastructure projects, and heritage railways with reliable delivery of reclaimed and new permanent way components.
Our focus is on ensuring that the right materials are delivered safely, on time, and in line with site requirements, wherever and whenever they are needed.
Delivering Value to the Rail Industry
- Serviceable Sleepers
- 60ft Rails (Bullhead and Flatbottom)
- e1809 Pandrol Clips
- Hardwood / Softwood Crossing Timbers
- Railtrack Up-Lifting
- Railtrack Components
- Chaired Sleepers
- Concrete Serviceable Sleepers (F27,F23,F40,F24,G44)
What We Supply
We offer a wide range of new and serviceable railway materials, carefully inspected and graded , including:
Serviceable & Railway Sleepers
Softwood, hardwood, concrete, and steel sleepers for heritage use
60ft Rail Lengths
Bullhead and flat bottom rail, available drilled or undrilled
Rail Fastenings
e1809 Pandrol clips, rail pads, baseplates, insulators
Crossing Timbers
Hardwood/softwood timbers
Track Fixings
Fishplates, joint bars, bolts, coach screw
Railtrack Components
Chairs, and other fittings
All materials are stored, handled, and prepared to ensure suitability for infrastructure projects across the UK rail network.
Flexible, Reliable Delivery
We operate a FORS-accredited haulage fleet equipped with lorry-mounted cranes, ensuring safe and efficient offloading of rail, sleepers, and materials.
We can accommodate:
Timed deliveries to depots or remote locations
Weekend, night-time, and public holiday drop-offs
Restricted access and Central London compliance
Our logistics team works closely with site managers to meet tight possession windows and avoid disruption to ongoing operations.
Supply Services
K J Bownes & Sons as a company are committed in meeting all our clients’ requirements.
All our staff are fully trained and hold certificates to carry out their duties in personal track safety, Control of Site Safety, Lookout, operating lorry mounted cranes, forklifts, working under the client’s protection against train movements.
We operate under possessions such as days, nights and weekend working; whenever the client’s wishes to recover the line-side scrap materials to ensure safety first. All our plant and machinery is kept up to date and to Network Rail standards.
K J Bownes & Sons, alongside all the directors, combines all these activities with an innovative approach to ensure that standards are maintained and kept at a high and to make sure all projects are carried out with method statements and risk assessments to comply with Health and Safety and environment issues and within the time set out to complete the work contracted.
Delivering Value to the Rail Industry
- Serviceable Sleepers
- 60ft Rails (Bullhead and Flatbottom)
- e1809 Pandrol Clips
- Hardwood / Softwood Crossing Timbers
- Railtrack Up-Lifting
- Railtrack Components
- Chaired Sleepers
- Concrete Serviceable Sleepers (F27,F23,F40,F24,G44)
Our Services
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Looking for reclaimed or relayable railway materials?
Contact us today to discuss stock availability, pricing, and lead times.
For information on our Supply Services
Contact us on: 01909 731647
Supply Services
K J Bownes & Sons as a company are committed in meeting all our clients’ requirements
All our staff are fully trained and hold certificates to carry out their duties in personal track safety, Control of Site Safety, Lookout, operating lorry mounted cranes, forklifts, working under the client’s protection against train movements.
We operate under possessions such as days, nights and weekend working; whenever the client’s wishes to recover the line-side scrap materials to ensure safety first. All our plant and machinery is kept up to date and to Network Rail standards.
K J Bownes & Sons, alongside all the directors, combines all these activities with an innovative approach to ensure that standards are maintained and kept at a high and to make sure all projects are carried out with method statements and risk assessments to comply with Health and Safety and environment issues and within the time set out to complete the work contracted.
We support the railway by the provision of:
- Serviceable Sleepers
- 60ft Rails (Bullhead and Flatbottom)
- e1809 Pandrol Clips
- Hardwood / Softwood Crossing Timbers
- Railtrack Up-Lifting
- Railtrack Components
- Chaired Sleepers
- Concrete Serviceable Sleepers (F27,F23,F40,F24,G44)
Do not hesitate to contact us if your company requires any of the above services, we will be more than happy to help.