Railway sleepers, or railroad ties as they are known in the US, are a somewhat unglamorous component of the rail industry. But these blocks, which are laid horizontally underneath tracks to hold rail ...

There is hope recycled plastic railway sleepers made in north-west Victoria could be the next weapon in the war on waste. More than 750 tonnes of polystyrene and agricultural plastic waste, including ...

THE Baillieu government has been accused of condemning central Victorian train travellers to slower journeys and damaging the environment in a bid to save money as it rehabilitates the Seymour railway ...

HUNDREDS of timber sleepers have been stolen from Melbourne's rail network and used as firewood, despite government health warnings and concerns they contain traces of asbestos. Metro Trains is ...