A train is hauled by 2-8-2 locomotive with 22.5 tonnes and on each driving axle. Assuming the coefficient of rail-wheel friction to be 0.25, what would be the hauling capacity of the locomotive? 22.5 tonnes 45.0 tonnes 15.0 tonnes 90.0 tonnes TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Which of the following devices is used to transfer the wagons or locomotives to and from parallel tracks without any necessity of shunting ? scotch block triangle turntable traverser TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Switch angle depends on<br/>i) heel divergence<br/>ii) length of tongue rail<br/>iii) flangeway clearance<br/>iv) throw of switch <br/>The correct answer is (ii) and (iii) (i) and (ii) (i)and(iv) (iii) and (iv) TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
To ensure exact gauge, the gauge tie plates are provided at nose of crossing None of these both (A) and (B) toe of the switch TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The total gap on both sides between the inside edges of wheel flanges and gauge faces of the rail is kept as 19 mm 13 mm 16 mm 10 mm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A treadle bar is used for track maintenance setting marshalling yard signals setting points and crossings interlocking points and signal TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Stretcher bar is provided To permit lateral movement of the tongue rail To ensure exact gauge at the toe of the switch as well as the nose of crossing To prevent any vertical movement between the wing rail and nose of crossing To maintain the two tongue rails at the exact distance TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Number of switches provided on a Gaunt-letted track is None of these 2 3 1 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For a Broad Gauge route with M+7 sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is 21 20 18 19 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The shape of transition curve used by Indian Railways is lemniscate of Bernoulli sine curve spiral cubic parabola TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?