Composite Railway Sleepers
Looking for cost effective alternative timber sleepers?
KLP® Hybrid Plastic Sleepers are a sustainable solution!

Composite railway sleepers advantages
The main drivers for Lankhorst to develop composite railway sleepers made out of 100% KLP® recycled plastics back in 2004, were the ban on creosote and restricted availability of hardwood. These KLP® composite sleepers have high end properties and keep these properties during their long expected lifespan of over 50 years. A virtually maintenance free product and an excellent alternative for wooden or concrete sleepers, bearers and bridge sleepers is what this composite railway sleeper offers you.
KLP® Hybrid Polymer Sleepers offer you the following advantages:
Outstanding performance of KLP® Hybrid Polymer Sleepers:
- High strength & excellent damping
- Sound & vibration reduction
- Good chemical resistance
- Maintenance free
- The railway sleepers do not rot, splinter and are impervious to moisture, fungus and insects
Composite railway sleepers & sustainability:
- 100% recycled & recyclable
- Upcycling from waste material to high end application
- Low carbon footprint
- No leaching into ground water
- Low Life Cycle Costs; long expected life time of over 50 years
Testing & admission sleepers railway:
- KLP® Hybrid Plastic Sleepers are in track since 2006
- They are thoroughly tested by Dutch, German and other laboratories
- The composite railway sleepers are approved for use in main track by ProRail since 2011
- They are approved by SNCF for an extensive in-track test in France
- The composite sleepers are approved by Travikverket for an extensive in-track test in Sweden
- They are admitted for use in a test track by EBA (Eisenbahn Bundesamt) in Germany
Easy installation of KLP® Hybrid Polymer Sleepers:
- For installation of composite railway sleepers, the same tools can be used as for wooden sleepers
- Standard fastening systems can be used
- Lankhorst offers a pre-drilling and mounting service for faster installation on location
- No glass fiber dust emission during drilling, so no respiratory protection measurements are required.