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Sleepers
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:33 am
by RogerB
I got a couple of sleepers for the garden one of which needed to be cut to fit. When that was done I saw it was a lovely red colour and I was wondering what type of wood this one was made from? This sleeper was 8’ long and very, very heavy. Any ideas? R-
Re: Sleepers
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:12 am
by brian1951
Grade A are usually Oak.
Re: Sleepers
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:16 am
by platelayer
Hi, i think it could be "JARRAH" i think we used similar coloured sleepers on the SVR P-way in the 1980s
Re: Sleepers
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:41 pm
by RogerB
The colour is right for Jarrah. No idea where this one was used. It was purchased about 20 years ago from Bradfords [or similar] and came into my possession about 2 weeks ago. R-
Re: Sleepers
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 5:48 pm
by RAF96
Our local heritage railway asks for sponsorship of sleepers at £80 a pop. Walking along the line doing the sums in my head was a revelation about the cost of keeping these railways going.