Railways Questions

• The overall length of a turn out is the distance between the end of stock rail and
• The life of a wooden sleeper depends upon
• In Indian railways, plate laying is usually done by
• Composite sleeper index determines
• Maximum cant deficiency prescribed on Indian Board Gauge Railways, is
• Heel divergency, the distance between the running faces of stock rail and gauge face of tongue rail, as recommended for Indian B.G. tracks, is
• To achieve best performance, the type of switch preferred to, is
• A triangle used for turning the face of locomotives, consists of
• Top surface of steel sleepers, is
• Minimum packing space provided between two sleepers, is between
• Ballast packed below and around the sleepers to transfer the load from sleepers to formation, generally consists of
• Type of switch rails generally adopted for modern track, is
• Gauge of a permanent way, is
• If S is cant deficiency in centimetres and V is maximum permissible speed in km p.h,, the maximum length of transition curves, is
• Pot sleepers are used if degree of the curve does not exceed
• If D is the distance between the parallel sidings and α is the angle of crossing, the distance between the noses of crossing measured parallel to the gathering line, is
• If S and H are strength and hardness index of a timber at 12% moisture content, the composite sleeper index, is
• A scissors cross over consists of one diamond and
• Stock rails are
• The grade compensation on B.G. tracks on Indian Railways, is