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Getting a grip with plastic sleepers

2009-05-26T05:00:00

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SLEEPERS: A small number of plastic bearers have been installed on some turnouts in the Netherlands since creosoted timber was banned, but a different approach to sleeper design is now being taken by Lankhorst Mouldings, which has looked beyond the straight replacement of wood.

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