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track ballast

track ballast

Crushed stone beneath and around railway sleepers, providing support, stability and drainage.

All languages

English
track ballast
Norwegian
sporpukk
Japanese
道床砕石 — どうしょうさいせき — doushousaiseki
Korean
궤도 밸러스트 — gwedo baelleoseuteu
Spanish
balasto ferroviario
French
ballast ferroviaire
German
Gleisschotter

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