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In laid on Sleepers embedded in a prepared surface (normally stone Ballast ). The name arose because, during the construction of railway lines, other temporary tracks (or ways) were laid during the course of the works (for the removal soil from cuttings, etc.). The ''permanent'' way, by contrast, was the final track laid after these temporary ways had been removed. The term is, in a sense, inaccurate, insofar as frequent maintenance of the "permanent" way is required if trains are to be guaranteed a smooth and incident-free ride, indeed if the permanent way is to remain suitable for any traffic at all. David Hare 's play ''The Permanent Way'' discusses the Privatisation Of Britain's Railways . |