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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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New wooden railway sleepers?
Try here http://www.kilgraney.com/Index.htm "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?
"gitfinger" wrote in message ...
Try here http://www.kilgraney.com/Index.htm [...] I particularly liked quote/ Welcome to the world of railway sleepers ! Wooden railway sleepers have been used for centuries /endquote Ah, the ancient world of railway sleepers! How many centuries, I wonder? Mike. |
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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")? Thanks! David Pearson We bought ours brand new, still only £35 each, yes they are softwood, but being untreated they do not leech nasty chemicals either into the ground or into our clothes. Mind you I only use them as teh foundation of the greenhouse, like to see a wind try to blow them away. Anyway, most good lumber yards will be able to supply new wood suitable to be used as railway sleepers, and I wouldn't have thought they'd cost much more than £30 each. Of course make sure you get them delivered, they are blooming heavy. Duncan |
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New wooden railway sleepers?
"gitfinger" wrote in message ... Try here http://www.kilgraney.com/Index.htm "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 I recently bought some new oak sleepers from local salvage yard for £10 each! They've gone up to about £15 now but apparently they're cheap cos the French government subsidised their production from wildblown trees following a gale last yeat. Sound like a mickey mouse story? Michael S ( in Derry) |
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