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Track
Section 83(1) of the Railways Act 1993 defines “track” as follows:“any land or other property comprising the permanent way of any railway, taken together with the ballast, sleepers and metals laid thereon, whether or not the land or other property is also used for other purposes; and any reference to track includes a reference to:
(a) any level crossings, bridges, viaducts, tunnels, culverts, retaining walls, or other structures used or to be used for the support of, or otherwise in connection with, track; and
(b) any walls, fences or other structures bounding the railway or bounding any adjacent or adjoining property”.
