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Railway Track
PRESENTED BY
GAYATHRY SATHEESAN
Railway Track/ Permanent Way
 The combination of rails, fitted on sleepers
and resting on ballast and subgrade is called
the railway track or permanent Way
 Consists of
1. Rails
2. Sleepers
3. Ballast
4. Subgrade
Requirements of an Ideal
Permanent Way
 Gauge should be uniform and correct
 The rails should be in proper level
1. Straight track – two rails must be at the same level
2. Curves- outer rail should have proper
superelevation
 Track should have enough lateral strength
 The radii and superelevation on curves should be
properly designed and maintained
 Track should be resilient and elastic in order to
absorb shocks and vibrations of running track.
 Joints, including points and crossings which are
regarded to be weakest points of the railway track,
should be properly designed and maintained
 There should be adequate provision for easy renewals
and replacements
 Drainage system must be perfect
 The track structure should be strong, low in initial
cost as well as maintenance cost
Typical Cross-Section of a Railway
Track
Component Parts of a Railway
Track
1.Rails
 Unsymmetrical I sections made up of steel
Functions
 Provide a hard, smooth and unchanging surface for
passage of heavy moving loads with a minimum
friction between the steel rails and steel wheels
 Bear the stresses developed due to heavy vertical
loads, lateral and braking forces and thermal
stresses
 Transmit the loads to sleepers and consequently
reduce pressure on ballast and formation below
RAILS - REQUIREMENTS
 Should be of proper composition
 Vertical stiffness should be high enough to transmit the load
 Capable of withstanding lateral forces
 Head must be sufficiently deep to allow for an adequate
margin of vertical wear
 Web should be sufficiently thick to bear the load & provide
adequate flexural rigidity in horizontal plane
 Foot should be wide enough so that they are stable against
overturning, especially on curves 54 Component Parts of a
Railway Track
 Bottom of the head and top of the foot of rails should be so
shaped as to enable the fish plates to transmit the vertical
load efficiently from the head to the foot at rail joints.
 The centre of gravity of the rail section must lie
approximately at mid height so that maximum tensile and
compressive stresses are equal.
 The tensile strength of the rail piece should not be less than
72kg/m2
 The rail specimen should withstand the blow of Falling
Weight Test or Tup Test as specified by Indian Railway
Standards without fracture
Sleepers
 provide transverse ties on which rails are laid
Functions
 Hold rails at proper gauge
 Support and fix the rails in proper position
 Transfer load uniformly from rails to ballast
 Provide longitudinal & lateral stability to track
 Provide elastic medium between rail and ballast
Sleepers-Requirements
 Sufficiently strong to act as a beam under loads
 Provide sufficient bearing area for the rail
 Should have sufficient weight for stability
 Facilitate easy fixing & taking out of rails without
disturbing them
 should facilitate easy removal and replacement of ballast
 Should be able to resist impact and vibrations of moving
trains
Ballast
 granular and gritty material placed & packed below and
around sleepers (stone ballast is widely used in India)
Functions
 To hold sleepers in position, prevents lateral & longitudinal
movement
 Distribute load from sleepers to subgrade
 Impart elasticity and resilience for comfortable ride
 Provide effective drainage
 Act as a medium for provision of super elevation
Ballast-Requirements
 sufficient strength to resist crushing under heavy loads of
moving trains
 durable enough to resist abrasion and weathering action
 rough and angular surface so as to provide good lateral and
longitudinal stability to the sleepers
 good workability so that it can be easily spread of formation
 should not make the track dusty or muddy due to its crushing
to powder under wheel loads
 should not have any chemical action on metal sleepers and
rails
Subgrade/ Formation
 naturally occurring soil, prepared to support track.
 They could be in embankments, levels or cuttings
Functions
 Support railway track from beneath
Requirements
 Uniform transmission of load over large area
 Effective drainage of water
 No variation in volume and moisture under adverse load &
weather conditions
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Components of railway track

  • 2. Railway Track/ Permanent Way  The combination of rails, fitted on sleepers and resting on ballast and subgrade is called the railway track or permanent Way  Consists of 1. Rails 2. Sleepers 3. Ballast 4. Subgrade
  • 3. Requirements of an Ideal Permanent Way  Gauge should be uniform and correct  The rails should be in proper level 1. Straight track – two rails must be at the same level 2. Curves- outer rail should have proper superelevation  Track should have enough lateral strength  The radii and superelevation on curves should be properly designed and maintained
  • 4.  Track should be resilient and elastic in order to absorb shocks and vibrations of running track.  Joints, including points and crossings which are regarded to be weakest points of the railway track, should be properly designed and maintained  There should be adequate provision for easy renewals and replacements  Drainage system must be perfect  The track structure should be strong, low in initial cost as well as maintenance cost
  • 5. Typical Cross-Section of a Railway Track
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  • 7. Component Parts of a Railway Track 1.Rails  Unsymmetrical I sections made up of steel Functions  Provide a hard, smooth and unchanging surface for passage of heavy moving loads with a minimum friction between the steel rails and steel wheels  Bear the stresses developed due to heavy vertical loads, lateral and braking forces and thermal stresses  Transmit the loads to sleepers and consequently reduce pressure on ballast and formation below
  • 8. RAILS - REQUIREMENTS  Should be of proper composition  Vertical stiffness should be high enough to transmit the load  Capable of withstanding lateral forces  Head must be sufficiently deep to allow for an adequate margin of vertical wear  Web should be sufficiently thick to bear the load & provide adequate flexural rigidity in horizontal plane  Foot should be wide enough so that they are stable against overturning, especially on curves 54 Component Parts of a Railway Track
  • 9.  Bottom of the head and top of the foot of rails should be so shaped as to enable the fish plates to transmit the vertical load efficiently from the head to the foot at rail joints.  The centre of gravity of the rail section must lie approximately at mid height so that maximum tensile and compressive stresses are equal.  The tensile strength of the rail piece should not be less than 72kg/m2  The rail specimen should withstand the blow of Falling Weight Test or Tup Test as specified by Indian Railway Standards without fracture
  • 10. Sleepers  provide transverse ties on which rails are laid Functions  Hold rails at proper gauge  Support and fix the rails in proper position  Transfer load uniformly from rails to ballast  Provide longitudinal & lateral stability to track  Provide elastic medium between rail and ballast
  • 11. Sleepers-Requirements  Sufficiently strong to act as a beam under loads  Provide sufficient bearing area for the rail  Should have sufficient weight for stability  Facilitate easy fixing & taking out of rails without disturbing them  should facilitate easy removal and replacement of ballast  Should be able to resist impact and vibrations of moving trains
  • 12. Ballast  granular and gritty material placed & packed below and around sleepers (stone ballast is widely used in India) Functions  To hold sleepers in position, prevents lateral & longitudinal movement  Distribute load from sleepers to subgrade  Impart elasticity and resilience for comfortable ride  Provide effective drainage  Act as a medium for provision of super elevation
  • 13. Ballast-Requirements  sufficient strength to resist crushing under heavy loads of moving trains  durable enough to resist abrasion and weathering action  rough and angular surface so as to provide good lateral and longitudinal stability to the sleepers  good workability so that it can be easily spread of formation  should not make the track dusty or muddy due to its crushing to powder under wheel loads  should not have any chemical action on metal sleepers and rails
  • 14. Subgrade/ Formation  naturally occurring soil, prepared to support track.  They could be in embankments, levels or cuttings Functions  Support railway track from beneath Requirements  Uniform transmission of load over large area  Effective drainage of water  No variation in volume and moisture under adverse load & weather conditions