Annexure – II

Micro-Project Report
Format for Micro-project report ( minimum 4 pages )
Title of Micro-project
Railway Track and Track Maintenance

1.0 Rationale ( Importance of the project, in about 30 to 50 words ).

In the rail industry maintenance is a key component to ensure a safe and efficient track
for both freight and passenger trains. Rail is susceptible to wear and tear because of the heavy
weights and high speeds the cars may reach.
Defective sleepers can result in the rail losing the correct gauge, which can cause rolling stock
derailments. Railway security counts for much, so regular maintenance is necessary to
prolong serve life of railway track.

2.0 Aims/Benefits of the Micro-Project

Railway Track and Track Maintenance.

3.0 Course Outcomes Addressed

a) To understand the Railway track.
b) To Improve our knowledge about track and it's maintenance.
c) We are able to prepared Railway track & maintaining it's track.

4.0 Literature Review

A) Railway Track :-
The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of
the rails, fasteners, railroad ties and ballast, plus the underlying subgrade. It enables trains to move
by providing a dependable surface for their wheels to roll upon.

B) Railway Maintenance :-
Rail track maintenance means inspecting, repairing and maintaining railway tracks to keep the trains
running smoothly and safely so as to prolong the service life.
If service life of railway track is reliable, railway track must be kept in good working order and
regular maintenance. It is the essential ingredient to achieve this. A railway will survive for a long
time with viable operation. On the contrary, it will be damaged for lacking of maintenance.

1) Why do railway tracks need regular maintenance?

Railway track is loaded with dynamic railway vehicles and always works in the exposed natural
environment, which may cause abrasion, deformation, damage of relevant parts, change of
geometry size etc. Therefore, with working hours increase, it is necessary to carry out regular
maintenance in order to ensure the quality of railway track and the integrity of the equipments.
In general, Maintenance of railway track is to take periodic repairing, mainly including periodic
updating, periodic comprehensive maintenance, regular inspection and key repairing of track.

2) How to maintain and prolong service life of railway track?

It covers all the measures for preserving and re-establishing the nominal condition of track, as well
as the measures for determining and assessing the actual condition in a technical system. Below are
the main types of maintenance:

a. Rail grinding
This consists of grinding machines travelling along the track with grinding stones, which are rotating
stones or stones oscillating longitudinally, to abrade surface of rail. Rail grinding is conducted to
correct rail corrugations, fatigue and metal flow and to re-profile the rail.

b.Rail replacement:
This may be conducted to upgrade the track to a higher gauge rail or to replace the same gauge rail
due to defects, wear or derailment damage.

c. Tamping
This is conducted to correct longitudinal profile, cross level and alignment of track. A number of
sleepers at a time are lifted to the correct level with vibrating tamping tines inserted into the ballast.
d. Track stabilization
Track stabilizers vibrate the track in the lateral direction with a vertical load to give controlled
settlement. Tamping and compacting ballast underneath sleepers reduces the lateral resistance of
the track. Track stabilization can restore the lateral resistance to the original level.

e. Ballast injection (stone blowing)

Ballast injection, or stone blowing, is conducted to correct longitudinal profile. The process
introduces additional stones to the surface of the existing ballast bed, while leaving the stable
compact ballast bed undisturbed.

6.Sleeper replacement
In almost all types of sleeper defects, remedial action is not possible and the sleeper requires
replacement. Defective sleepers can result in the rail losing the correct gauge, which can cause
rolling stock derailments.
Railway security counts for much, so regular maintenance is necessary to prolong serve life of
railway track. Anyang General International Co. Ltd specialized in manufacturing and supplying
railway products, such as railway fishplate, railway fastening system and related fastening parts for
railroad construction.

5.0 Actual Methodology Followed.

First we selecting the topic then we will dicuss in the group in that topic How will to
write it and how make our microproject of Railway and bridge engineering. Then by the help
of internet and teacher guidance we wii started yo work in Microproject and all group
members also giving their ideas to success the our Microproject.

6.0 Actual Resources Used (Mention the actual resources used).

S. Name of Specifications Qty Remarks
No. Resource/material
1 Computer Good speed achive 1

2 Internet From search 1

3 Railway and bridge Rangwala, S.C 1

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7.0 Outputs of the Micro-Projects
Regular track maintenance helps in reducing operation costs and fuel consumption.
Proper maintenance of track ensures lesser wear and tear of components and thus increases
the life of track.

8.0 Skill Developed / Learning outcome of this Micro-Project

1. We can understand the importance of group work.

2.We have to learn about how to do presentation
3.How to develop micro project
9.0 Applications of this Micro-Project.

The application of the micro project is used in a daily work with student and to make micro
project presentation and pouring the benefit of micro project what is profitable make micro
project presentation and following the benefit of micro project what is profitable as well as
loMicro-Projecsusing. Writing skill development reading skill are also developed

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