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Components of Railway Track 1

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

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
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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:
[Link] manganese steel
[Link] Manganese steel
[Link] 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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