RECOVERY OF SPENT PERMANENT WAY BALLAST

Ballast recovered from the track is generally fouled by clay, oil, grease, ashes from locomotives, and spillage from wagons. A plant is now in use on British Railways to recover and re-grade spent stone ballast in a condition equal to that of newly quarried material by using a large volume of water for agitating and screening. A flow diagram of the plant is shown.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1955-9-30

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 390
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 103

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Cleaning; Maintenance of way; Rocks; Technology; Water
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Track maintenance equipment
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039657
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM