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Glossary for Freight Transport - MEDWAY

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Here we provide you some of the most commonly used terms in this business area.
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Ballast

A gravel bed underneath the track and lying directly on the platform. Material of selected grain size intended to support and embed the sleepers, to distribute the loads transmitted by the sleepers to the platform, to give elasticity to the track and to facilitate drainage.

Find out how much rail freight transport saves the environment

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By using freight transport, you will reduce CO2 eq emissions in:

against the same transport by road.

This is your contribution to saving the planet!

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