Rail track ballast serves as a bed for rail tracks and provides drainage and strength for heavy loads carried by trains. Ballast is the description for the aggregate beneath the rail track. The track ballast forms the track bed that suports the rail track load and provides water drainage.
Rail ballast aggregate is typically 30-50mm aggretate. Hard and tough stone is required for rail ballast. Resists the severe attrition in a railway trackbed environment. Tarmac ballast is typically granite as its strength delivers natural durability. , although other aggregate types can satisfy the requirements for trackbed ballast
To ensure safety and performance materials are quailty tested. Our rail ballast complies to Network Rail standards for resistance to fragmentation, attrition and wear, cleanliness, durability against freeze-thaw, resistance to freeze-thawing and durability including resistance to freeze thaw.
Where can Rail Track Ballast be used?
Sub base
Rail Track Ballast is a product specially used for rail track sub bases.
Why use Rail Track Ballast?
Delivery and packaging
Bulk tipper vehicle
Bulk bags
Rail Track Ballast contact
Loose / bulk aggregates
Nationwide network
UK Coverage
Tarmac is a national network of localised businesses, offering construction material supply. In addition, our building products division has a nationwide network of 19 production and distribution plants, including co-located plants with our internal quarries, which enables us to provide an efficient service across the UK.
Continual improvement
We are continually investing in new plant, manufacturing and bagging technology to ensure quality consistency and our commitment to the ‘Ultimate Manufacturing’ framework empowers us to deliver continuous operational improvement.
Promotional support
Marketing materials
Our products aren’t just easy to use, they’re easy to sell. We offer our stockists a full range of high impact support materials from point of sale materials, to yard banners and posters, not only that, our products are available in attractive, durable, rip resistant poly packaging.
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We understand that web activity is more important than ever with many consumers now browsing your website before buying. We have a descriptive text for each of our product range, along with a library of images for you to upload to your website to enhance product listings.
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