Sleepers...

[Coxster]

...how many are there in use on the railway network?

Let the counting begin






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[rail-britain]

Mark 3 sleepers :
FSR : 54
FGW : 13
VS : 5
CW : 3
WS : 3
EWS : 2
CD : 1
GN : 1

 

[1D53]

Mark 3 sleepers :
FSR : 54
FGW : 13
VS : 5
CW : 3
WS : 3
EWS : 2
CD : 1
GN : 1

The fact this is in infrastructure might be a clue that we aren't on about that kind of sleeper.

 

[rail-britain]

The fact this is in infrastructure might be a clue that we aren't on about that kind of sleeper

I don't use the category search, so never noticed the difference
The answer would be nil then
They are all under the network, or at least they should be!

 

[Ascot]

Mark 3 sleepers :
FSR : 54
FGW : 13
VS : 5
CW : 3
WS : 3
EWS : 2
CD : 1
GN : 1

Aren't you a smart one. How many of those have Wi-Fi?

I'm guessing work out how many miles of track there are then times by how many sleepers in a mile. (give or take the odd junction etc..)

 

[Mojo]

Do "half sleepers" count as one sleeper each or one half
http://www.addadesign.co.uk/full_photos/snow_hill_sleeper_arrangements_on_metro_track.jpg

 

[TDK]

...how many are there in use on the railway network?

Let the counting begin






(Mods: I would have put this in the quiz section, but I don't know the answer!)

Most of them are either now metalor concrete with some timber onesleft, there are millions of sleepers on the railway LOL

 

[90019]

...how many are there in use on the railway network?

Lots!

But there are defintely more than 34, I lost count at that point.

 

[chappers]

From a track renewals perspective, the most popular types to be installed are G44 (full depth concrete), EG47 (shallow depth concrete), W560H (Steel) and EG49 (Pandrol housings and for 3rd rail). As for what gets taken out, hundreds of types!! Hardwood, Softwood, Concretes - for pandrols, Mills Clips, S&C - all sorts

 

[delt1c]

64,875,243

 

[Phoenix]

You could probably give a round-about figure but really you couldn't know how many there actually is on the network.

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

64,875,243

Noor, It's 64,875,244. You missed that new one on the Ebbw Line

 

[delt1c]

Noor, It's 64,875,244. You missed that new one on the Ebbw Line

You forgot the two halves at Inverness

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

You forgot the two halves at Inverness

Oh i'm sorry, How Silly of me!

 

[delt1c]

Oh i'm sorry, How Silly of me!

Just wondering if the ones at watfod high Street count?

 

[MCR247]

Could we count the 20 odd I have in my garden??



I'm being serious!!

 

[Dennis]

Could we count the 20 odd I have in my garden??



I'm being serious!!

Only if your garden is part of the rail network.

 

[The_Rail_WAy]

I going to make the first estimated guess...erm.... 9 million?

 

[delt1c]

I going to make the first estimated guess...erm.... 9 million?

Sorry but that would be the 2nd estimated guess

 

[EE Type 3]

Could we also count people who are on sleeper trains? As they are on the national network, and they are sleeping, so they would be sleepers

 

[Pumbaa]

The taxi you requested is here Mr Dawson...

 

[EE Type 3]

The taxi you requested is here Mr Dawson...

Blimey, that was quick

 

[EM2]

What about places where there aren't any? In the FCC platforms at St Pancras, the chairs are bolted straight onto concrete slab.
Is that one great big sleeper, or an infinite number of very small ones?

 

[The_Rail_WAy]

Many other of lifes unanswerable questions:

What came first the chicken or the egg?
How far east can you go before you're heading west?
Do dentists go to other dentists or do they just do it themselves?
Why is vanilla ice cream white when vanilla extract is brown?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
If a bus station is where a bus stops, and a train station is where a train stops, why do I have a work station on my desk?

(My 100th post!!

 

[90019]

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

Because a cuboid is easier to store and transport than a cylinder

 

[The_Rail_WAy]

Because a cuboid is easier to store and transport than a cylinder

So why not make a sqaure pizza instead???

 

[laseandre]

Does anyone remember Pizza Hut did that (although oblong)?

 

[me123]

Do dentists go to other dentists or do they just do it themselves?

Someone else; it is not possible to perform surgery on yourself. Similarly, doctors can't self diagnose and can't self-prescribe.

Why is vanilla ice cream white when vanilla extract is brown?

Because real vanilla ice cream isn't white, but is a yellow colour. The white stuff is fake and full of chemicals.

What was the best thing before sliced bread?

Sliced bread is awful.

 

[The_Rail_WAy]

Does anyone remember Pizza Hut did that (although oblong)?

Yes I do. It was divided into 4 different topping sections, Meat feast, ham 'n' mushroom, spicy and some sort of vegetarian selection (i think!).
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Because real vanilla ice cream isn't white, but is a yellow colour. The white stuff is fake and full of chemicals.

QUOTE]

Yeah O.K - yellow, white, cream whatever, but why is'nt it brown, because actual vaniila pods are brown?

 

[delt1c]

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Yeah O.K - yellow, white, cream whatever, but why is'nt it brown, because actual vaniila pods are brown?[/QUOTE]

It is when it exits the other end:cry: