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It has been illegal to creosote sleepers since June 2003, sleepers creosoted prior to that date can be sold 2nd hand.
Yeah. Right. I had a batch delivered last year that had apparently been stored in a vat of creosote....
As I said, they're a bastard to handle (I have a 16 stone, thick-as-a-brick labourer who really struggles as he has sensitive skin). They are not recommended for play areas, furniture or inside use. They're also several times the weight of the alternatives, but they do last forever. They are good for retaining walls or woodland steps, both applications I wouldn't recommend new sleepers for.