Category: Railway Engineering

What is a Railway Gauge? The clear horizontal distance between the inner faces of the two rails forming a track is known as a Railway Gauge. The distance between the inner faces of a pair of wheels is called the wheel gauge. Types of Gauges in India In Indian railway, the following gauges are used: What…

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Permanent Way In Railway What is(definition of) permanent way?The railway track of permanent nature is called permanent way or permanent track. In other words, a permanent way is the combination of rails, fitted on sleepers and resting on ballast and subgrade. Purpose of  Permanent Way The purpose of the permanent way is to provide a…

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