Todays Mystery Object

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AlanMoore
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Todays Mystery Object

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Excuse my ignorance, but please can somebody tell me what this is? tnx Alan
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Trestrol
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Easy its a ballast regulator. it has a big sweeping brush at the front to brush away excess ballast and store it in the hopper.
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Brilliant. Thanks for that. Just for the record the shot was taken near Milton, North of Cambridge so it's probably on it's way to the Chesterton Junction Permanent Way Depot. Alan
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