Q. The friction between the steel wheel and the steel rail is about ______ of the friction between the pneumatic tyre and a metalled road.

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Q. In Double headed rails, once the head wears out it can be reused by inverting it.

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Q. Why does Bull headed rails have more metal in the head?

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Q. What is a drawback of Bull headed rails?

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Q. What type of Cross section the flat-footed rail has?

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Q. What is used for the fixing of Flat footed rails?

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Q. Which rail has been standardised for adoption on the Indian railways?

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Q. Where should the centre of gravity of the rail section be located?

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Q. Which of the following is not a component of the rail?

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Q. What is the reason that the head should have sufficient depth?

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Q. Why is the foot made wide?

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Q. The Factors like heaviest axle load, max permissible speed, depth of Ballast cushion are considered for deciding the _____ of the rail.

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Q. What will be the maximum axle load (in tonnes) for rails of 52 kg/m?

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Q. Shorter rails are economical and provide more comfort?

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Q. Which of the following is not true about Long rails?

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Q. What is duplex process used for?

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Q. What is done to distinguish the rails?

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Q. What is the value of Tolerance for Horizontal straightness of Class A rails?

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Q. What is the Tup test also known as?

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Q. What is the height from which the weight is dropped in falling weight test?

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