CK wrote:
Hi Paul,

In the price table, the dimension of different sleepers/crossing
timbers are given. I think it means a log, some can be 1375m -
2.75m.

I can't find other good UK link via google except the following
one.
Any other website I can visit?

http://www.railwaysleeper.com/railwa...on%20table.htm

With regards,
CK

"Paul" wrote in message
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Is that 3.50 each or 3.50 per metre? Thats how they are often sold

My experience is that the price charged for sleepers depends on the
quality: they vary from tidy to very battered. If crossing timbers
are cheaper, it'll be because they've had a lot of vehicles running
over them. You may find that battered ones work as well, and look ok,
especially if they have a good side: you aren't building a silage
clamp or a bridge, so structural strength doesn't matter much. Splits
won't hurt.

I imagine you're already intending to work out the cost relative to
new treated timber, or other kinds of used timber (such as old
factory flooring or roof timbers) including transport, which depends
on distance and can be high unless you've got the use of a trailer.
You may also need to build in the cost of preservative: but of course
you won't be able to do a proper job of preservative treatment at
home. Sometimes cheap concrete building blocks might turn out to be
the best option.

Since the foot and mouth debacle, I believe most railway timbers are
imported from eastern Europe, where they're being replaced with
concrete.

Mike.