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Bamboo ties promoted by a US registered startup

Truly?

No, the article isn’t dated April 1.

So, apparently so.

A start-up branded TieBam is targeting Asian rail enhancement projects with a novel sleeper design produced from bamboo.

Following more than five years of research and development activity, US-registered TieBam plans to open a manufacturing facility in Taiwan through a wholly-owned subsidiary later this year.

According to Founder & CEO Jason Avraham, TieBam has patented a manufacturing process that ‘densifies bamboo to provide an eco-friendly alternative to traditional wooden sleepers’. Because of its rapid growth and distinctive mechanical properties, bamboo can be ‘stronger, more durable, longer lasting, and more environmentally-friendly than wood’.

https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/bamboo-sleepers-aimed-at-middle-eastern-railways/56605.article

I’d think it would work. I’ve seen how they use bamboo in Hong Kong as we would use metal scaffolding. It is quite impressive! Cheap, capable of carrying a load, abundant, and renewable.

For those of you not familiar with Bamboo scaffolding here are a couple of introductory videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqUS4JGbb3I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkZm61Cek3w