Cheap Railway Sleepers

[SS HSV]

Morning all. I'm looking for about a dozen railway sleepers for a large decking project on the front of my log cabin. I want to use the old contaminated type which has now been banned due to their creosote content as they are supposed to be cheaper. They are going on padstones so they shouldnt drain into the soil and will be covered.

My local garden centre has them but they want £50 a pair plus £20 each delivery and at that price I could get almost new hardwood ones made.

Does anyone know a company (probably ex rail) that could deliver to Heathrow area at a reasonable rate and does not want the earth for them? My friends' garden has a huge slope so he bought 50 sleepers to make the tier-work. Back then he paid £300 delivered for the lot from a railway company that had been told to get rid so I am hoping I could find similar.

Any pointers? TIA

[jas xjr]

too far away from you but i went to a local reclamation yard in stoke on trent and they were charging £15 each plus delivery. try something similar in your area

[SS HSV]

Thanks Jaz but have found nothning so far. That is the ballpark I am prepared to pay. If I hired a 7.5tonner it would still cost me over £100 for a days delivery

[Zeek]

Try Travis Perkins. My local one had masses of them recently, at very good prices.

[TheEnd]

50 quid a pair!
i put a load in a skip a few months ago.
reclaim yards, farmers and builders could usually find them

[i want an aero]

buildbase sell them about £20 each

[SS HSV]

Zeek said:

Try Travis Perkins. My local one had masses of them recently, at very good prices.

Never thought of that and they are 200yds from here, thanks will give them a go.

TheEnd said:

50 quid a pair!
i put a load in a skip a few months ago.
reclaim yards, farmers and builders could usually find them

Typical!

anonymous said:

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Excellent thanks I will give them a ring

swerni said:

go on ebay, they have loads on there

Looking now but most want a lot to deliver.

i want an aero said:

buildbase sell them about £20 each

Can only find the newer ones which are half the size needed (and weight!).

Thanks for all the replies guys will see what I can find with those links

[SS HSV]

anonymous said:

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Brilliant - that's a mans' set of screws if ever I have seen any

Off to TP to have a look around

[Fatboy]

SS HSV said:

anonymous said:

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Brilliant - that's a mans' set of screws if ever I have seen any

Off to TP to have a look around

You really want an impact driver for driving screws into hardwood sleepers, will be much, much quicker than a drill/driver (coming from my brother, a professional boat builder, uses them all the time)

Try this for example

[Parrot of Doom]

You're miles away but there is a disused line about a mile from me that has dozens of them lying in-situ.

I'd suggest looking on Google maps, finding an old line, and going hunting. There are loads around.

[Sciroccology]

Parrot of Doom said:

You're miles away but there is a disused line about a mile from me that has dozens of them lying in-situ.

I'd suggest looking on Google maps, finding an old line, and going hunting. There are loads around.

Nah, "disused" suggests "old and worn out". You need new ones, from a line that's being used. How far is the OP from Clapham?

[Flintstone]

SS HSV said:

I'm looking for about a dozen railway sleepers......Heathrow area...

Must be a few railway lines running through that area surely?



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[dickymint]

I bought from these guys last year. Cheapest I could find and very helpful.

http://www.hillcard.co.uk/products.htm

PS. Agree that the Timberlock screws are brilliant.

[SS HSV]

dickymint said:

I bought from these guys last year. Cheapest I could find and very helpful.

http://www.hillcard.co.uk/products.htm

PS. Agree that the Timberlock screws are brilliant.

Thats the best I have found so far, will place the order by the end of the week.

Pictures to follow

[eliot]

bugger i thought it was a thread about cheap cars to leave at the station car park.

[Autonotiv]

Why are you using railway sleepers on a deck?

Unless the are the deck?

[jimbo_m]

Autonotiv said:

Why are you using railway sleepers on a deck?

Unless the are the deck?

Would be bloody slippery when its wet!

[Puggit]

Found 20 in our cave in France last week - now need to work out what to do with them