BS 500:2000

This standard BS 500:2000 Steel sleepers is classified in these ICS categories:

• 45.080 Rails and railway components

This British Standard specifies performance requirements for steel sleepers for railway track. It includes definitive requirements relating to the ability of the sleeper to retain track geometry, sleeper durability, electrical resistance, and the control of the production process so that the consistency of the sleeper’s performance is assured.