HOW TO
CREATE TIDY BALLAST
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George Dent
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Paul Chancellor
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Q Every time I ballast my track, I try to make the finished job as tidy as possible. But each time I end up with the kind of shabby results no self-respecting ganger would accept. How do I ensure that the ballast sits evenly around the sleepers? And how can I keep the edges of the ballasted track in a straight line?