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A concrete sleeper can weighs up to 320 kg (700 lbs) compared with a wooden sleeper which weighs about 100 kg or 225 lbs. The spacing of concrete sleepers is about 25% greater than wooden sleepers. Another type of concrete sleeper is shown in this drawing (left). This is the twin-block sleeper. The design consists of two concrete blocks

  Concrete, Railways, Two concrete