A triangle used for turning the face of locomotives, consists of
Coning of wheels is provided
Gauge of a permanent way, is
On Indian Railways standard length of rails for M.G. track, is
For providing the required tilt of rails, adazing of wooden sleepers, is done for
In India, metre gauge permanent way was adopted in
For an effective administration, Indian railway system has been divided into
In a railway track, permissible gauge with tolerance under loaded condition, is
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. Required tilt of 1 inis provided
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
In permanent way, ballast
Ballast packed below and around the sleepers to transfer the load from sleepers to formation, generally consists of
Top surface of steel sleepers, is
Degree of a railway curve is defined as number of degrees subtended at the centre of a curve by an arc of
A mono-block sleeper has
Minimum length of a transition curve required for
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
By interchanging gibs and cotters of a pot sleeper, gauge may be slackened by
For even distribution of load through ballast, load dispersal is assumed as
If D is the distance between parallel tracks G is the gauge and α is angle of crossings, the distance between theoretical noses of two crossings measured parallel to tracks, is
On Broad Gauge main lines with maximum traffic loads, the rail section preferred to, is
For inspection and packing of ballast, each pot sleeper is provided with
In Indian railways, plate laying is usually done by
Wing rails are provided
Monnier, the inventor of R.C.C., suggested the introduction of reinforced cement concert sleepers for the railways in
A scissors cross over consists of one diamond and
For calculating the length of curve lead (C.L.), the correct formula is
The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon
On a single line track,goods trains loaded with iron ore run from A to B and empty wagons return from B to A daily. Amount of creep of the rails will be
A turn-in-curve is defined as