PARTS OF COMPONENT OF RAILWAY Flashcards
Rail sections – Important among all components of railway tracks
- provide hard
- smooth
- unchanging surface
Functions of Rails
- continuous
- level surface
- strength
- durability
- lateral guidance
- axle load
- rails bear
- enhance efficiency
Component of Railway Tracks
A. Sleepers (Ties)
B. Fastening in Railway
C. Ballast
D. Subgrade and Embankment
E. Switches and Crossings
F. Rail Joints
G. Railway Track Drainage Systems
H. Track Bed
I. Rails pads and Under Sleeper Pads
j. Expansion Joints
k. Railway Electrification Systems
- Supporting Rails
– also known as ties, vital component of rail track.
Sleepers (Ties)
-Rigid Member of components of railway track
– keeping track intact (fish plates, spike, bolts, chairs, blocks,
Fastening in Railway
broken stone placed or packed
below the sleepers.
Ballast
- last member of component of railway track
– occurring ground which when prepared to receive the blast and track is called formation.
Subgrade and Embankment
- Enabling Train Movement
– critical component of rail track,
facilitating change in direction
Switches and Crossings
- Connecting Rails
– essential component of rail track, connecting individual rail sections
Rail Joints
vital components of a rail track, managing water flow, and preventing track damage
Railway Track Drainage Systems
- Ensuring Even Load Distribution
– fundamental component of a rail track,
ensuring even load distribution
Track Bed
- Reducing Vibrations
– essential component, designed to reduce vibrations
Rails pads and Under Sleeper Pads
- Handling Temperature Variations
– allow temperature-induced rail expansion and contraction
Expansion Joints
- Powering the Trains
- vital component, providing electrical power to trains
Railway Electrification Systems
