Re: SMH - Firm's worst nightmare: rail chiefs don't want its sleepers

[dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)]

David Johnson (trainman@ozemail.com.au) wrote:
>MarkBau1 wrote:
>
>> <<<<<Then why is RSA renewing wood for steel sleepers in the down main south of
>> Picton??>>>>>>
>>
>> Steel sleepers??? I thought railroads gave up on steel sleepers years ago?
>
>You tell us.  You would know more about railroads than most Australians.  As for
>railways, we still use steel sleepers on some lines, even on track circuited lines.

BHP recently made a batch of steel sleepers for export to Canada. I think
it was for BC Rail.

Cheers
David