They then got extra creative and used extra wooden sleepers to create benches in the garden, instead of splashing out on expensive garden furniture.

The wood sleepers, usually 2-by-4s, are laid in approximate position, spaced on 24-inch centers and usually spanning the shortest dimension of the slab.

Wood: Not as fast as concrete. Simon O'Dwyer About 52,000 sleepers are being replaced along the Seymour line as part of a $9 million upgrade, but about 25,000 of them will be wooden.

A new study has determined that if concrete is used in the production of deteriorating cross ties in railroads, they would emit six times less CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions than those made from wood.

In an attempt to ensure the safety of the passengers, the railway authorities have sent a proposal to chief safety officer (Delhi headquarters) Rampyare for the replacement of wooden sleepers with ...

Hundreds of wooden sleepers were gutted in a fire that broke out near the railway staff colony here this afternoon. The sleepers had been removed during the upgrade of the rail track to facilitate ...

Walking into Wooden Sleepers is like going to a really good flea market without any of the digging or the sunburn. Davis' carefully curated collection is organized with love and a healthy touch of ...

Wood you believe it Our small garden was a mess before but a DIY hack with wooden sleepers transformed Even better, the DIY has saved them a small fortune. Katherine Sidnell Published: 0:19, 12 ...