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    Components of Railway Track 1

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    The document discusses the components and functions of a railway track, including: 1. The permanent way consists of rails, sleepers, ballast, and fastenings laid on a prepared track bed and track foundation to distribute loads. 2. Rails are made of steel alloys and provide a hard, smooth surface for train wheels to roll on while transmitting loads through sleepers and ballast. 3. Sleepers support and hold the rails in place to maintain proper gauge and alignment of the track.

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    The document discusses the components and functions of a railway track, including: 1. The permanent way consists of rails, sleepers, ballast, and fastenings laid on a prepared track bed and track foundation to distribute loads. 2. Rails are made of steel alloys and provide a hard, smooth surface for train wheels to roll on while transmitting loads through sleepers and ballast. 3. Sleepers support and hold the rails in place to maintain proper gauge and alignment of the track.

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    The document discusses the components and functions of a railway track, including: 1. The permanent way consists of rails, sleepers, ballast, and fastenings laid on a prepared track bed and track foundation to distribute loads. 2. Rails are made of steel alloys and provide a hard, smooth surface for train wheels to roll on while transmitting loads through sleepers and ballast. 3. Sleepers support and hold the rails in place to maintain proper gauge and alignment of the track.

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    Components of Railway Track 1

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    The document discusses the components and functions of a railway track, including: 1. The permanent way consists of rails, sleepers, ballast, and fastenings laid on a prepared track bed and track foundation to distribute loads. 2. Rails are made of steel alloys and provide a hard, smooth surface for train wheels to roll on while transmitting loads through sleepers and ballast. 3. Sleepers support and hold the rails in place to maintain proper gauge and alignment of the track.

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    RAILWAY TRACK

    PERMANENT WAY + TRACK


    FOUNDATION
    PERMANENT
    WAY

    PLAIN SPECIAL
    TRACK
    TRACK
    POINTS &
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    V SehSicleIFNor
    GDireSctional
    Change
    Switch expansion joints (SEJ) are provided at the ends of long
    welded rails to allow for the cumulative thermal expansion
    movements of the ends of the rails
    PERMANENT WAY
    1. RAILS TRACK STRUCTURE
    2. SLEEPERS
    3. BALLAST
    4. FASTENINGS
    TRACK FOUNDATION & PERMANENT WAY
    DIAGRAM
    The "track bed" is the layers of ballast and
    sub-ballast above a prepared
    subgrade/formation (see diagram). It is
    designed primarily to reduce the stress on
    the subgrade.

    The trackbed can significantly influence the


    performance of the track, especially ride
    quality of passenger service
    GAUGE
    The perpendicular distance between the inner
    faces of heads of the two rails forming the track is
    known as the ‘Gauge’.

    Broad Gauge -
    Meter Gauge 1676 MM
    Narrow - 1000 MM 610
    Gauge MM - 762 MM OR

    Broad gauge is known as Indian standard


    gauge.
    The WORLD standard gauge is 1483MM.
    RAILS
    Rails are continuous girders which carry the
    axle load.
    Functions:-Provides
    Hard and smooth surface for the wheels of a
    train to roll on
    Bears lateral stress and vertical loads due
    to breaking and thermal stresses.
    Transmit load to the formation through sleepers
    and ballast.
    Types of Rails-
     Double headed rails
     Bull headed rails &
     Flat footed rail or Vignoles rails(Invented by
    CHARLETS VIGNOLES)

    95% of the railway track in the world laid with this form
    of rails.
    Classification According to Size:
    1.60KG Rails
    2.52KG Rails
    3.90R
    FLAT FOOTED RAIL & BULL-
    HEADED RAIL
    DOUBLE HEADED RAIL
    Manufacture of Rails:-
    Most commonly used alloy steels are:
    1.Medium manganese steel
    2.High Manganese steel
    3.Chromium Steel

    Standard Lengths of Rails are:


    12.8 M for B.G
    11.89 M for M.G
    SLEEPERS:
    Sleepers are transverse ties in a Railway Track

    Functions:
    To support the rails firmly and evenly
    To maintain gauge correctly
    To transfer the load from rails to ballast
    To maintain alignment of the track
    Types of Sleepers:
    1. Timber or Wooden sleepers
    2. Steel Sleepers
    3. Cast Iron Sleepers
    4. R.C.C Sleepers

    Classification according to the size:


    60 Kg 2.74 m x 25 cm x 13 cm on
    BG
    52 Kg
    BALLAST
    Broken stone or any other suitable
    material placed below and around the
    sleepers.
    Functions: Provides
    1. Provides Hard and level bed for the
    sleepers to rest on
    2. Provides to hold sleepers in position
    3. Provides Elasticity to the track
    4. To drain away the rain water and prevent its
    percolation into the formation
    FORMATIO
    N
    Distribute the load of traffic from the sleepers to
    the formation without
    Progressive settlement
    Permit drainage of the track
    Prevent lateral movement of the track
    Prevent longitudinal movement of the track,
    and
    Afford a convenient medium for packing the track
    to cross level and
    Rail fastenings:
    Fish Plates and Fish Bolts
    Spikes and hook Bolts
    Chairs and keys
    Bearing Plates

    Functions:
    Distribute the load coming on rails to the
    sleepers over a large area.
    To hold Rails to the sleepers firmly

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