Pine Sleepers how much?

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Pine Sleepers how much?

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How much would you happily pay for a 250mm x 125mm x 2.4m new railway sleeper?
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Yorkshire Kris wrote:How much would you happily pay for a 250mm x 125mm x 2.4m new railway sleeper?
Thought they were only available 2nd hand, from when network rail replace old wooden sleepers with modern concrete ones? I doubt anyone makes new ones any more.
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Conifers wrote:
Yorkshire Kris wrote:How much would you happily pay for a 250mm x 125mm x 2.4m new railway sleeper?
Thought they were only available 2nd hand, from when network rail replace old wooden sleepers with modern concrete ones? I doubt anyone makes new ones any more.

Apologies, omit the word "railway" and stick to just sleeper.
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they're about £25-£30 down our way
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£18+vat here http://www.railwaysleeper.co.uk/product ... eeper-p-15

bit of a drive though
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fieldfest wrote:£18+vat here http://www.railwaysleeper.co.uk/product ... eeper-p-15

bit of a drive though

That seems a very good price.

I have seen them on special offer at my local wood mill for £23.99 reduced from £33.99. Delivery is only a tenner. Looks a good deal, I could try and get a further discount for bulk order.
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fieldfest wrote:£18+vat here http://www.railwaysleeper.co.uk/product ... eeper-p-15
I got mine from them, very helpful (East European) workforce ... :)
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Kristen wrote:
fieldfest wrote:£18+vat here http://www.railwaysleeper.co.uk/product ... eeper-p-15
I got mine from them, very helpful (East European) workforce ... :)

Delivery cost is £99 to me. :(
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They cost me about £18.
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Where from?
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A local timber yard, I wouldn't think they would deliver.
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Yorkshire Kris wrote:Delivery cost is £99 to me. :(
I collected ...
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Whilst you are on the subject of sleepers, I was wondering how long the pine sleepers would last being soft wood. I would like to build a raised bed on my top patio but wanted it to have a long life span. I plan to grow Cannas, Gingers and Bananas in the new raised bed and probably a tree fern :lol: . I just don't want it to last a few years.
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Kristen wrote:
Yorkshire Kris wrote:Delivery cost is £99 to me. :(
I collected ...

I need rather a lot....
fern Rob wrote:Whilst you are on the subject of sleepers, I was wondering how long the pine sleepers would last being soft wood. I would like to build a raised bed on my top patio but wanted it to have a long life span. I plan to grow Cannas, Gingers and Bananas in the new raised bed and probably a tree fern :lol: . I just don't want it to last a few years.
If they are treated I would imagine they would last 15 years plus? I'm hoping mine will last a life time.
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Delivery cost is £99 to me.
Whaaaaa!!.... :(
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