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modern railway operation platelayers tend to operate in mobile teams, but the lineside of the
British railway network still includes a large number of abandoned and generally dilapidated platelayers' huts. As platelayers usually work in gangs, the head and assistant are known as Railway Ganger and Assistant Ganger. Platelayers' huts were generally a single room, immediately adjacent to the running lines, equipped with a table, chairs, and a simple stove for heating.
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