Request ID: FOI-2988-2122 Date published: 21 April 2022
You asked
Would you be able to let me know in what applications the current approved composite/ recycled sleepers can be used; as in plain line or switches and crossings?
Furthermore are you able to share which suppliers currently have product approval with TfL?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-2988-2122
Thank you for your follow up request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 18 March 2022, asking for more information about railway sleepers.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked:
Would you be able to let me know in what applications the current approved composite/ recycled sleepers can be used; as in plain line or switches and crossings?
They can be used in both plain line and switches & crossings.
Furthermore are you able to share which suppliers currently have product approval with TfL?
In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you via the website.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
