Use of plastic products in building track bed
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:19 pm
Hi,
We are building a garden railway at the Cutteslowe Park miniature railway in Oxford. We were thinking of using recycled plastic products in the construction, this being longer lasting than wood, hopefully vandal proof and maintenance free, the support posts are all scaffold poles.
What I would like to ask is has anyone experience of using a product called Stokbord recycled plastic sheets or a product called EHB board both from Filcris, failing that has any one other suggestions. We are new to this gauge of track and were thinking of using plywood with felt hot tarred on it but understand that it can get water affected and rot.
Our worry is that recycled plastic sheets can expand in the heat and bubble up.
Any comments welcomed.
DenisM
We are building a garden railway at the Cutteslowe Park miniature railway in Oxford. We were thinking of using recycled plastic products in the construction, this being longer lasting than wood, hopefully vandal proof and maintenance free, the support posts are all scaffold poles.
What I would like to ask is has anyone experience of using a product called Stokbord recycled plastic sheets or a product called EHB board both from Filcris, failing that has any one other suggestions. We are new to this gauge of track and were thinking of using plywood with felt hot tarred on it but understand that it can get water affected and rot.
Our worry is that recycled plastic sheets can expand in the heat and bubble up.
Any comments welcomed.
DenisM