Sleeper for a railroad section, railroad section and method of laying down a railroad

摘要

The invention relates to a sleeper for a railroad section, the sleeper comprising a main body having an elongated form, a bottom side and two elongated sidewalls adjacent to the bottom side; and a surface extension element connected to either the bottom side or at least one of the two elongated sidewalls for extending the bottom surface area of the sleeper. In addition, the invention relates to a railroad section for transporting a vehicle over a ground section, the railroad section comprising two rails; sleepers connected substantially perpendicular to the underside of rails at the top side of the sleepers; and at least one surface extension element having a substantially flat underside connected at or near the bottom side of the sleepers. The invention also relates to a method of laying down a railroad comprising at least a first track and a second track.