Q. Heel of crossing is the line joining

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Q. A mono-block sleeper has

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Q. Minimum length of a transition curve required for

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Q. Wheels of a rolling stock are provided flanges on

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Q. The arrangement of rails which permit trains to cross another track and also to divert to the other track, is called

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Q. To achieve best performance, the type of switch preferred to, is

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Q. Degree of a railway curve is defined as number of degrees subtended at the centre of a curve by an arc of

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Q. Pot sleepers are used if degree of the curve does not exceed

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Q. Minimum composite sleeper index for wooden sleepers used in cross-overs, is

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Q. The spike commonly used to fix rails to wooden sleepers in Indian railways, is

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Q. In Indian railways, plate laying is usually done by

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Q. Stock rails are

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Q. Heel divergency, the distance between the running faces of stock rail and gauge face of tongue rail, as recommended for Indian B.G. tracks, is

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Q. Type of switch rails generally adopted for modern track, is

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Q. If sleeper density is M + 7 for 13 m rails, the minimum depth of ballast under wooden sleepers (25 cm x 13 cm), is

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Q. By interchanging gibs and cotters of a pot sleeper, gauge may be slackened by

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Q. Composite sleeper index determines

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Q. For even distribution of load through ballast, load dispersal is assumed as

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Q. The side of a rail diamond may be obtained by dividing the gauge of track by

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Q. The main advantage of a cement concrete sleeper, is :

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