Are these old railway sleepers??

[purplesnake]

Hi all,
Long time reader, first time poster.
These had been sitting in my back yard for as long as we've owned the place, 5+ years
After some significant harassment from the missus i thought i'd better put them in the shed :wink:
Being that they had been outside on the ground in the elements i didn't have much hope for them
as we live in a very termite intensive area....
However, apart from the outside weathering they are next to perfect inside.
I was hoping someone might be able to help me identify the species.
They are heavy, very heavy, these 2 pieces are roughly 1400mm long and weigh about 35kg each.
Hard as a rock, took 4 passes with the drop saw to get through the 70mm thickness.
I thought they might be old railway sleepers but now i'm not so sure as RW sleepers are usually a lot thicker.
Its possible its a wood native to this area (Bundaberg, QLD)
I was going to make a simple bench seat out of them, but i think I'll make some super tough chopping boards if i can
find a way to cut them through their thickness.
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Any idea on the species?
Cheers.

[Fuzzie]

They look like Ironbark boards to me. Railway sleepers would be a much larger profile all around.

[rwbuild]

I would say 99% sure it is iron bark

[China]

as above no spike holes and too thin not sleepers

[PJM16]

Certainly not railway sleepers as there are no spike holes and to thin, most likely structural beams. I'm not sure on the species, I haven't seen ironbark so dark red as that before.

[jaksam]

Is it possible to see a planed face ?

[purplesnake]

Thanks for the general concensus all....
I'll see if i can clean up a face shortly jaksam, will post pics.
Being that it is probably ironbark, would it make a good (albeit heavy) chopping
Board?

[John.G]

Clarksons Bloodwood: and I am quite positive about that identification. It would be locally sourced.

I reckon it'd be hard alright. It makes the saws howl when it's green... It'll make lovely chopping boards.

[Mobyturns]

They look like "half sleepers" used for landscaping.

[Bushmiller]

"Real" railway sleepers are 8" x 5" and very heavy (60+ Kgs). I can't recall their length offhand, but I think it could be 7' 6". Just a bit short to use for a strainer post in farm fencing.

Regards
Paul