Oldest
The 597 mm (1 ft 11 1⁄2 in) gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (1898 to 1935) in North Devon, experimented with concrete sleepers at a number of locations along the line. Currently unknown why experiment was not continued.
Some concrete sleepers can now be seen on display at Woody Bay Station www.lynton-rail.co.uk
Chaired bullhead concrete sleepers have been around since at least the 1950s.
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