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New wooden railway sleepers?
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sleepers are useful in the garden, but as the UK's railways are effectively open sewers, old sleepers are filthy. Can anyone tell me if new sleepers are produced from certified sustainably managed forests ("ethical wood")? Thanks! David Pearson |
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New wooden railway sleepers?
New sleepers are made from reinforced concrete which seems why old sleepers
are available. "David Pearson" wrote in message ... Hi, sleepers are useful in the garden, but as the UK's railways are effectively open sewers, old sleepers are filthy. Can anyone tell me if new sleepers are produced from certified sustainably managed forests ("ethical wood")? Thanks! David Pearson |
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New wooden railway sleepers?
"David Pearson" wrote in message ...
Hi, sleepers are useful in the garden, but as the UK's railways are effectively open sewers, old sleepers are filthy. Can anyone tell me if new sleepers are produced from certified sustainably managed forests ("ethical wood")? I believe this country lost most of its stock of railway sleepers during the disgraceful mishandling of FMD, so apparently we actually now import used sleepers from eastern and central Europe, and I imagine they're equally shitty if that really worries you. Brand new timbers would be very expensive, but as long as they were softwood I'm pretty sure they'd be from managed forests. Perhaps making hollow box girders with exterior ply and 3x1 treated timber might be cheaper. Certainly lighter, and could be made to the exact dimensions you want. Mike. |
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