alleryWhat do we call the gravel bed under a railway?
AGauge
BBallast
CLocomotive
DSleeper
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ballast
1. The railway foundation is concrete or compressed earth and gravel.
2. The gravel sits in a bed of ballast.
3. Gauge is the distance between rails and the sleepers are the cross ties on top.
_Source: Wikipedia, Transport: Rail_
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