[modeleng] Re: sleepers for 5" gauge track

Just to add to Cliff's suggestion about softwood sleepers - I soaked mine in 
50/50 creosote and old engine oil. I stood them on end in a "muck bucket". 
Two days one way up and two days reversed. I lifted the track in September 
for a house move which still hasn't happened (= nightmare) and lesson I 
learnt from this was the need for good drainage. Most of the sleepers (which 
had been laid in/on granite chippings over a anti-weed membrane) were 
virtually as new but where soil had clogged the drainage they were 
significantly degraded.

One other point is that I used 2" X 1" tanalised batten initially and its 
longevity was very good but it's stability was nowhere near as good as with 
my 2" deep software sleepers.

Regards
Dennis 

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