Number of dog spikes normally used per rail seat on curved track is one on either side two outside and one inside two outside and two inside one outside and two inside TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Cant deficiency occurs when a vehicle travels around a curve at Speeds lower than equilibrium speed Booked speed Equilibrium speed Speeds higher than equilibrium speed TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm) 0.168 cm 7.768 cm -0.168 cm 7.432 cm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The purpose of providing fillet in a rail section is to Increase the vertical stiffness Avoid the stress concentration Reduce the wear Increase the lateral strength TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A triangle is used for Changing the direction of engine Separating all the sidings and shunting lines from main lines Preventing the vehicles from running off the track Transferring wagons to and from parallel tracks without shunting TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The formation width for a railway track depends on the<br/>i) type of gauge<br/>ii) number of tracks to be laid side by side<br/>iii) slope of sides of embankment or cutting<br/>The correct answer is (i), (ii) and (iii) both (i) and (ii) only (i) both (i) and (iii) 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 ? triangle scotch block traverser turntable TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its foot head and foot both head web TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Loose jaws of steel trough sleepers are made of spring steel mild steel cast steel cast iron TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Gauge is the distance between None of these outer faces of rails running faces of rails center to center of rails TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?