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Railway Sleepers

Railway Sleepers Definition, Characteristics, Treatment

It is a component of permanent way laid transversely under the rails and performing the following functions. 1. To support the rails firmly and evenly 2. To maintain the gauge of the back correctly
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Railway Sleepers Density

Railway Sleepers Density

The number of railway sleepers required to be placed under the track per rail length is called as its sleepers density. It is generally given by the formula railway sleeper Density = n + x where n = length of one rail in yards and x …
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Railway Sleepers

Railway Sleepers – Types of Sleepers

Depending upon the position in a railway track, sleepers may be classified as: 1.Longitudinal Sleepers the early form of sleepers which are not commonly used nowadays.
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Treatment of Wooden Sleeper

Treatment of Wooden Sleepers

Untreated railway sleepers are prone to attack by decay and vermin. The life of untreated wooden sleepers is thus very less. The life of untreated sleepers can be prolonged considerably treatment.
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Rail Creep

What is Creep in Rail

Creep is defined as the longitudinal movement of the rails in the track in the direction of motion of locomotives. Creep is common to all railways and its value varies from almost nothing to about 6 inches or 16cm.
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rails

What is Rails, Definition & Types of Rails

A rail is a steel bar extending horizontally between supports which is used as a track for rail road. types Double & Bull Headed & Flat Footed Rails
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wear of rails

Wear of Rails

The separation or cutting of rail due to friction and abnormal heavy load is called wear. There are three types of wears of rail, Wear of rails at the Top, Wear of rails at the end and Wear at the side of head of rails.
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Coning of Wheels in Rails

Coning of Wheels

The rim or flanges of the wheels are never made flat but they are in the shape of a cone with a slope of about 1 to 20. This is known as coning of wheels. The coning of wheels is manly done to maintain the vehicle …
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reducing wears of rail

Methods for Reducing Wear of Rails

The following methods are adopted for reducing wear of rails. Use of Special Alloy Steel, Good Maintenance of Track, Reduction of Expansion Gap. At places where, wear of rail is considerable, special alloy steel rails are used.
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new railway line survey

Railway Survey | New Railway Line Survey

Prior to survey the available maps of proposed area are studied. This helps in fixing suitable alignment facilitate various surveys work. The various engineering surveys which are carried out for the choice of route of a new railway line can broadly be divided in to three …
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