Undersåker
The station in Undersåker has a long island platform. The track on the north side which is used constantly by stopping and passing trains has stone top ballast. The track on the south side is shown in this view; here, by contrast, the ballast consists of sand and gravel which was used on this line and is still in use on Inlandsbanan. This track does not have much use as trains tend to pass at other stations. This is how many tracks in the north of Scotland would have looked before the introduction of stone ballast in the early to mid twentieth century. This material persisted in use at some stations into the late 1950s; see for example image 63418 where the track under the BMU is ballasted with gravel while two other tracks are stone ballasted. One disadvantage of this type of ballast is that it makes quite a good growing medium for unwanted vegetation.
Location: Undersåker
Original line: Mittbanan
Photographer: Charlie Niven
Contact photographer: Charlie Niven
Date: 15/11/2020
Image number: 75003
