Dear Rob,
From having seen a number of military railways when on courses in the
late 60s at 16 Railway Regiment Royal Engineers I suspect the most
likely ballast would be shingle or cinders, if they used much at all.
Peter
Rob Ixer wrote:
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Dr Peter Northover,
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