Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
Hi,
can anyone help me....I am after some raillway sleepers to make some bed plant. I have look around but cannot find any anyone got any idea where around sydney they can be found? Thanks. Arnaud |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
Arno and Triny wrote:
Hi, can anyone help me....I am after some raillway sleepers to make some bed plant. I have look around but cannot find any anyone got any idea where around sydney they can be found? One mob around Campbelltown is called Stateline (?). I think they have a contract to take all SRA sleepers. I've misplaced the mobile number and will not pass the place again until the end of January. RIC (Rail Infrastructure Corporation should be able to assist with suppliers. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
do you think they sell them or give them away?
Arnaud "Terry Collins" wrote in message ... Arno and Triny wrote: Hi, can anyone help me....I am after some raillway sleepers to make some bed plant. I have look around but cannot find any anyone got any idea where around sydney they can be found? One mob around Campbelltown is called Stateline (?). I think they have a contract to take all SRA sleepers. I've misplaced the mobile number and will not pass the place again until the end of January. RIC (Rail Infrastructure Corporation should be able to assist with suppliers. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
Arno and Triny wrote:
here in melbourne just about every garden suply place sell them in a range of qualitys. the sort of place that sells bulk soil, rock, pavers, mulch etc. evan. Hi, can anyone help me....I am after some raillway sleepers to make some bed plant. I have look around but cannot find any anyone got any idea where around sydney they can be found? Thanks. Arnaud |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
In article ,
"Arno and Triny" wrote: can anyone help me....I am after some raillway sleepers to make some bed plant. I would only use *used* railway sleepers in beds for ornamental plants. Our railways are sprayed with arsenic to kill weeds, so some would be absorbed by the sleepers. I have look around but cannot find any anyone got any idea where around sydney they can be found? Have you rung any large nurseries or landscape suppliers? -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Jeez; if only those Ancient Greek storytellers had known about the astonishing creature that is the *Usenet hydra*: you cut off one head, and *a stupider one* grows back..." -- MJ, cam.misc |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
Arno and Triny wrote:
do you think they sell them or give them away? Umm, do you have any idea of the demand for these things in landscaping? $8 each + GST + delivery for a load of 50 was the quote I received. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
"Chookie" wrote in message ... In article , "Arno and Triny" wrote: can anyone help me....I am after some raillway sleepers to make some bed plant. I would only use *used* railway sleepers in beds for ornamental plants. Our railways are sprayed with arsenic to kill weeds, so some would be absorbed by the sleepers. I have look around but cannot find any anyone got any idea where around sydney they can be found? Have you rung any large nurseries or landscape suppliers? A lot of wooden railway sleepers (in QLD anyway) have been treated with creosote, or something similarly carcinogenic. I remember seeing railway workers in the late 1980's that had pretty nasty skin irritations from the chemical on the new sleepers. Of course, they should have been wearing the heavy gauntlets they were supplied with, but apparently they get a bit hot to wear all the time.... I dont know if they still treat all sleepers with this stuff (or if it is only a QLD thing to deal with termites), but I have been somewhat sceptical about using railway sleepers for garden work ever since. Especially where they might be sat on or leant against regularly, or where the sleepers might leach contaminants into garden bed soil. Maybe gardening stores have access to untreated sleepers; I would hope so, when looking at how nasty creosote is...I would be very insistent to hear how they guarantee their sleepers dont have anything that might leach into the soil. Sleepers most likely arent still treated with Creosote, but I would be interested to find out if they are treated with anything, as it may have an effect on a garden, or young children(or both). My $0.02. Cheers, Rod........Out Back Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Jeez; if only those Ancient Greek storytellers had known about the astonishing creature that is the *Usenet hydra*: you cut off one head, and *a stupider one* grows back..." -- MJ, cam.misc |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
Rod Out back wrote:
A lot of wooden railway sleepers (in QLD anyway) have been treated with creosote, or something similarly carcinogenic. I remember seeing railway workers in the late 1980's that had pretty nasty skin irritations from the chemical on the new sleepers. Of course, they should have been wearing the heavy gauntlets they were supplied with, but apparently they get a bit hot to wear all the time.... I dont know if they still treat all sleepers with this stuff (or if it is only a QLD thing to deal with termites), but I have been somewhat sceptical about using railway sleepers for garden work ever since. Especially where they might be sat on or leant against regularly, or where the sleepers might leach contaminants into garden bed soil. Maybe gardening stores have access to untreated sleepers; I would hope so, when looking at how nasty creosote is...I would be very insistent to hear how they guarantee their sleepers dont have anything that might leach into the soil. Sleepers most likely arent still treated with Creosote, but I would be interested to find out if they are treated with anything, as it may have an effect on a garden, or young children(or both). My $0.02. Cheers, Rod........Out Back Dunno... but I think it's six of one and half a dozen of the other, really. Used sleepers are weathered nicely but protected with whatever it is that State Rail puts on them (as well as train poo, and who could guess what *that* contains!). New sleepers are treated with the same (or similar) chemical they use to treat Kopper logs. It's a salt of copper (and therefore poisonous to man and beast) and it escapes me how they can use those logs in playground construction when it would seem to be so dangerous to kids! Dunno... FWIW, I was once renting a place where the long, narrow garden beds were raised to a height of three sleepers sat one on top of the other for their full length. I've never found weeding and planting and cultivating so *easy*! It was exactly the right height to sit comfortably on and the only problem was that heavy rain would wash a tiny bit of soil out from between the sleepers. Not much, though! I still dream of finding a cache of weathered sleepers hanging around somewhere so that I could build a similar garden in my own place! -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:14:01 +1100, Terry Collins wrote:
Umm, do you have any idea of the demand for these things in landscaping? $8 each + GST + delivery for a load of 50 was the quote I received. That is an excellent price. I purchased some around 6 years ago and they cost me $10 each. |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
got a place near sydney that give them away for free let me know if
interested. "Trish Brown" wrote in message ... Rod Out back wrote: A lot of wooden railway sleepers (in QLD anyway) have been treated with creosote, or something similarly carcinogenic. I remember seeing railway workers in the late 1980's that had pretty nasty skin irritations from the chemical on the new sleepers. Of course, they should have been wearing the heavy gauntlets they were supplied with, but apparently they get a bit hot to wear all the time.... I dont know if they still treat all sleepers with this stuff (or if it is only a QLD thing to deal with termites), but I have been somewhat sceptical about using railway sleepers for garden work ever since. Especially where they might be sat on or leant against regularly, or where the sleepers might leach contaminants into garden bed soil. Maybe gardening stores have access to untreated sleepers; I would hope so, when looking at how nasty creosote is...I would be very insistent to hear how they guarantee their sleepers dont have anything that might leach into the soil. Sleepers most likely arent still treated with Creosote, but I would be interested to find out if they are treated with anything, as it may have an effect on a garden, or young children(or both). My $0.02. Cheers, Rod........Out Back Dunno... but I think it's six of one and half a dozen of the other, really. Used sleepers are weathered nicely but protected with whatever it is that State Rail puts on them (as well as train poo, and who could guess what *that* contains!). New sleepers are treated with the same (or similar) chemical they use to treat Kopper logs. It's a salt of copper (and therefore poisonous to man and beast) and it escapes me how they can use those logs in playground construction when it would seem to be so dangerous to kids! Dunno... FWIW, I was once renting a place where the long, narrow garden beds were raised to a height of three sleepers sat one on top of the other for their full length. I've never found weeding and planting and cultivating so *easy*! It was exactly the right height to sit comfortably on and the only problem was that heavy rain would wash a tiny bit of soil out from between the sleepers. Not much, though! I still dream of finding a cache of weathered sleepers hanging around somewhere so that I could build a similar garden in my own place! -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
"Arno and Triny" wrote in message u... Hi, can anyone help me....I am after some raillway sleepers to make some bed plant. I have look around but cannot find any anyone got any idea where around sydney they can be found? Thanks. Arnaud You could possibly try sawmills in your area as my brother got them for about $3 each about 10yr ago. They were rejects that may have slight bows or large knots. The wall he built with them, about 10ft high is still going well. Also, I have been to a sawmill near where I live where they actually had 100s of them that could be cut for firewood (which is what we did) on the spot, or bought very cheaply. Of course they weren't treated at that stage. Good luck |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
A Little Bit wrote:
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:14:01 +1100, Terry Collins wrote: Umm, do you have any idea of the demand for these things in landscaping? $8 each + GST + delivery for a load of 50 was the quote I received. That is an excellent price. I purchased some around 6 years ago and they cost me $10 each. I basically purchased a 4 (?)ton truck load. All he had to do was go to the then SRA depot, have enough bundles dropped inside the bin, drive to my place and dump them and he had already been paid by cheque when I accepted his prive. |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
Rod Out back wrote in message ... Maybe gardening stores have access to untreated sleepers; I would hope so, when looking at how nasty creosote is...I would be very insistent to hear how they guarantee their sleepers dont have anything that might leach into the soil. Our neighbour used to have untreated railway sleepers in his retaining wall. It only lasted about 10 years before it needed replacing. Obviously this would be something to keep in mind if you are looking at used sleepers. I recently read an interesting article about CCA treated playgrounds which manufacturer sealed all wood as an additional preventive for CCA leeching. The article at http://www.projplay.org/pressure_treated_lumber.htm makes interesting reading for anyone with CCA concerns. Susan |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Raillway sleepers
Landscape gardeners sell and seliver them. If you go bush, you might find a
bridge under repair and can then ask the governing authority if you can have them. Very heavy. Sandra "Arno and Triny" wrote in message u... Hi, can anyone help me....I am after some raillway sleepers to make some bed plant. I have look around but cannot find any anyone got any idea where around sydney they can be found? Thanks. Arnaud |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Recycled Tyre Sleepers in Vic | Australia | |||
Creosote or tar on sleepers | United Kingdom | |||
Using sleepers as steps? | United Kingdom | |||
Railway sleepers | United Kingdom | |||
Cutting Sleepers by hand | United Kingdom |