We call 'em sleepers here in the US, too!

Tim

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I already posted in alt.garden.pond.chat but this ng seems a livier
place,
so I'll try again :-)

Well, it nearly killed me, but I now have a raised pond.
(apart from the disaster with the liner when the rocks holding the
liner
fell in and holed it. Doh !)
It's rectangular, made from sleepers which are lined with heavy
poly,'cos
they were full of creosote.

I'm having trouble picturing your pond, is it straight down at the
edges?
Is
it completely above ground or is it buried in a mound? What's a
sleeper,
railway ties? Since the rocks hold the liner, what's the edging
holding?

It's completely above ground on a patio, and is indeed made from railway
ties.
"Sleepers" is the UK version :-)

Peter