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INDIAN RAIL. By ABHISHEK KUMAR TIWARI. ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAY.
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INDIAN RAIL By ABHISHEK KUMAR TIWARI
ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAY Indian Railways is an Indian state-owned enterprise, owned and operated by the government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km (71,000 mi) of track over a route of 65,000 km (40,000 mi) and 7,500 stations.
In India first railway was built between Mumbai and Thane in 1852 and the first passenger train ran between the two stations, covering a distance of 34 km, on April 16, 1853.
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SOME OF THE HEADQUARTERS IN INDIA INDIAN RAILWAYS HEADQUARTERS DELHI CENTRAL RAILWAY HEADQUARTERS SHIVAJI CHATRAPATI TERMINUS,MUMBAI WESTERN RAILWAY HEADQUARTERS, MUMBAI SOUTHERN RAILWAY HEADQUARTERS, CHENNAI
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RAIL GAUGE The clear horizontal distance between the inner faces of the two rails forming a track is known as gauge.
RAILS The rolled steel sections laid end to end in two parallel lines over sleepers to form a railway track are known as rails.
Sleepers The members laid transversely under the rail for supporting and fixing them at the gauge distance apart are known as sleepers. Sleepers
Ballast The material placed in between the sleeper and the top of the formation is known as the ballast. Ballast
Rails Fixtures and Fastening Fish plate A fish plate is a metal or wooden plate that is bolted to the sides at the ends of two rails or beams, to join them. Spikes A rail spike (also known as a cut spike or crampon) is a large nail with an offset head that is used to secure rails and base plates to railroad ties in the track. Bearing plate These are the plates which are provided in between the flat footed rails and wooden sleepers Bolts Bolts are used for connecting fish plates to the rails at rail joint, bearing plates and chairs to wooden sleepers etc.