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Section through railway track and foundation showing the ballast and formation layers

The track bed or trackbed is the groundwork onto which a railway track is laid. Trackbeds of disused railways are sometimes used for recreational paths or new light rail links.

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Track bed

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The track bed or trackbed is the groundwork onto which a railway track is laid. Trackbeds of disused railways are sometimes used for recreational paths...

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Green track

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Green track (also grassed track or lawn track) is a type of railway track in which the track bed and surrounding area are planted with grass turf or other...

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Bed bug

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Bed bugs are parasitic insects from the genus Cimex, who are micropredators that feed on blood, usually at night. Their bites can result in a number of...

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Gauntlet track

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Gauntlet track or interlaced track (also gantlet track) is an arrangement in which railway tracks run parallel on a single track bed and are interlaced...

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Bromyard and Linton Light Railway

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off the A44. The track is laid on the bed of the old BR Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway line. The track runs from an old depot, close to the...

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Sleazy Bed Track

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"Sleazy Bed Track" is a song by The Bluetones, released as the third single from their second album, 1998's Return to the Last Chance Saloon. It was also...

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Railway track

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Railway tracks are generally laid on a bed of stone track ballast or track bed, which in turn is supported by prepared earthworks known as the track formation...

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Subgrade

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layers, increasing the life and wear of the surface courses. Subsoil Track bed http://www.highwaysmaintenance.com/drainage.htm The Idiots' Guide to Highways...

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Bed of Lies

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Out An Ex On The Full Version Of New Track 'Bed Of Lies". MTV. Retrieved 16 November 2014. "Nicki Minaj Debuts "Bed Of Lies" Featuring Skylar Grey: Listen"...

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Ffestiniog Railway

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council to apply for an abandonment order on gaining the track bed. This would have left the track bed open for seizure by adverse possession ('squatters'...

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Automatic track warning system

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contact in the track bed. As long as the ATWS is generating warning signals, the construction site personnel must stay away from the track in question and...

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Base course

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made from recycled asphalt concrete and/or Portland cement concrete. Track bed Lay, M. G. (2009). Handbook of Road Technology (4 ed.). Taylor & Francis...

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Churnet Valley Railway

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stopped when a local resident made a village green application for the track bed, claiming that the line had become a village green through its lack of...

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Afrojack

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O.T. Genasis, and Ricky Breaker. On 14 February 2018, he released his track "Bed of Roses" featuring Stanaj, which was played as an ID during his set at...

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Detection dog

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dogs use their unique ability to smell in parts per trillion in order to track bed bugs in every phase of their life cycle. They can find bugs in places...

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First transcontinental railroad

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(16 km) of track on a prepared rail bed in one day—a record that still stands today. The Central Pacific and Union Pacific raced to get as much track laid as...

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Tavistock North railway station

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Kilworthy Park, houses the offices of West Devon Borough Council. The track bed for about one mile (1.6 km) south of Tavistock North station is open to...

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Maintenance of way

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including tracks, ballast, grade, and lineside infrastructure such as signals and signs. Railroad tracks consist of multiple key components: a track bed, and...

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Funicular

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the track bed can consist of four, three, or two rails. Early funiculars were built to the four-rail layout, with two separate parallel tracks and separate...

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Cheddington railway station

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branch platform is still in evidence at Cheddington and part of the old track bed of the branch is now used as the station's approach road. Just over 1...

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Khemisset

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in 1935 and lifted before 1942. Between Tiflet and Khemisset, the old track bed of narrow gauge line was later built to Rabat Khemisset main road.[citation...

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Lynton and Barnstaple Railway

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requires rebuilding the track bed and railway infrastructure.[citation needed] Unlike the Welsh Highland Railway, the track bed was sold off piecemeal...

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