Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of cast iron mild steel cast steel spring steel TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
When the rail ends rest on a joint sleeper, the joint is termed as suspended rail joint supported rail joint bridge joint base joint TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Consider the following statements about concrete sleepers.<br/>1. They improve the track modulus.<br/>2. They have good scrap value.<br/>3. They render transportation easy.<br/>4. They maintain the gauge quite satisfactorily of these statements 1 and 4 are correct 2 and 3 are correct 3 and 4 are correct 1 and 2 are correct TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Maximum value of ‘throw of switch’ for Broad Gauge track is 115 mm 95 mm 89 mm 100 mm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Cant deficiency occurs when a vehicle travels around a curve at Speeds higher than equilibrium speed Booked speed Speeds lower than equilibrium speed Equilibrium speed TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its head web foot head and foot both TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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? 45.0 tonnes 15.0 tonnes 22.5 tonnes 90.0 tonnes TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The distance through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of the switch for movement of trains is called flangeway clearance throw of the switch heel divergence None of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The limiting value of cant gradient for all gauges is 1 in 1200 1 in 360 1 in 720 1 in 1000 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The formation width for a double line Broad Gauge track in cutting (excluding drains) as adopted on Indian Railways is 6.10 m 10.21m 8.84 m 10.82 m TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?