Martin wrote:
Not to where I live, which is within spitting distance of Jenny.

You live in Rotterdam? But Rick, the OP, lives in Merseyside, hence the
Manchester connection.

Nobody seems to sell old or new railway sleepers anymore in this part
of the world. I think the local railways are using concrete and not
wood.

Shame. If I come around to see Jenny, and perhaps sooner than I think,
then I could carry a couple in my van for you ... )