Scheduled Maintenance
Our website will undergo scheduled maintenance from Monday, 18th December to Thursday, 21st December 2023. During this period, access to the entire website will be temporarily unavailable. Consequently, you will not be able to make any purchases, log into your account, or view any product links for downloads. We kindly request your patience during this necessary maintenance.
It is important to note that our Christmas break will commence from 22nd December. Therefore, no orders will be processed or dispatched during this period. Any orders placed during our closure will be shipped upon our return on 2nd January 2024. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Ballast
In real life track ballast forms the trackbed upon which railway sleepers are laid. It is packed between, below, and around the sleepers. It is used to bear the load from the tracks and trains, to facilitate drainage of water, and also to keep down vegetation that might interfere with the track structure.
In model form we use it to simulate the appearance of the real thing and it does nothing structurally with track laying.
Different sizes and colours of ballasts are available for use on model railway and the choice of colour will depend on the real thing used in the area you are modelling. We stock grey and brown and they come in fine and very fine options. Works best when combining two different sizes.
