Sleeper

The cross beam under the rails that holds them at the correct gauge. Made of wood, concrete or steel.

Dutch

dwarsligger

German

Schwelle

Example

Roco Line flexible track comes with wooden sleepers (42400) and with concrete sleepers (42401).

Roco Line: articles, geometry and the track planner

Articles using this term

• Cork and sound deadening under your track
• Rail joiners and joints: current and alignment
• DC and AC: two-rail and three-rail explained
• The tightest curve radius in N and what it means for your baseboard
• Sectional track or flexible track: which should you choose?
• The helix: gaining height in little space
• Mixing Märklin and two-rail: why it does not work
• How much space do you need for a Roco Line layout?
• Give your old box of track a second life
• Märklin C track or Märklin K track: the differences side by side

See also

• Rail
• Ballast
• Track gauge