Ballast Plough
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A Ballast Plough, informally shark, formally Ballast Plough Brake Van, is a special engineering truck designed to clear and level excess ballast after engineering operations. The truck resembles a goods train brake van.
[edit] Operation
The mode of operation is to lower the plough to the rails and to propel the vehicle through the excess ballast
[edit] Spotting reports
| Date/time | Location | Train number | Direction | Photo | Spotter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-06 | Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway | In terminus |
| Tim Trent | Parked at buffers in Kingswear terminus |
