Is this a railway tie?

[pdeaves]

I collect railway ties. Recently, there have been several of these on eBay (don't worry, I'm not trying to sell, hence the image link only and not the full item), from different sellers:

Now, the interesting thing is all, without fail, just describe it in general terms as a 'railway tie'.

Can anyone here identify which TOC used it, please? Given the number of people claiming it's railway I assume it is, but maybe it's not!

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

 

[grumblingalong]

No expert, but those colours say WAGN maybe?

 

[headshot119]

I've got one of those but it's at home rather than with me here.

I believe it's Merseyrail or WAGN

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

It couldn't be a sectorisation tie?

 

[pdeaves]

I don't think it's sectorisation because its style 'looks wrong' to my eye, and they've only recently hit the market. The sector ones have been around for ages (because sectors were ages ago... seems like only yesterday... I'm old...!)

 

[scott118]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAILWAY-T...128611?hash=item3d0b45cbe3:g:Y-AAAOSw14xWHQGi

 

[scotsman]

Looks like one from Nederlandse Spoorwegen