Manish Patel from NSTI Kolkata presented information about the railway permanent way. The document discussed: 1) A brief history of railways in India including the first train run between Mumbai and Thane in 1853 carrying 400 passengers. 2) Different railway track gauges used in India including narrow gauge (762 mm), meter gauge (1000 mm), and light gauge used in Darjeeling and Kalka-Shimla railways. 3) Components that make up the permanent way (railway track) including rails, sleepers, ballast, and fixtures that are used to support train movement and axle loads.

1. WELCOME
PRESENTED BY- MANISH PATEL
ROLL NO & YEAR- 1022/2022
DRAUGHTSMAN CIVIL (NSTI KOLKATA)

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3. contents
01 History of Railways
02 Gauges
03 Permanent Way
04 Rail
05 Ballast

4. History of Railways
 India first Railway was built between
Mumbai(Bori Bandar) and Thane in 1852
 The first train run on April 16, 1853
between that two stations
 its covering a distance of 34 km ,having
three engines name Sahib, Sindh, Sultan
and 14 Coaches, Which carrying capacity
is 400 Passengers .

6. Types of Gauge

7. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Kalka shimla Railway
Light Gauge (610 mm)
Narrow Gauge (762 mm)
Meter Gauge (1000 mm)

8. The combination of Rails, fitted on
Sleepers, with the help of fixtures
and fastening and resting on
ballasts & sub grade is called
Permanent Way
.
It is also known as Railway Track
Permanent Way (Railway Track)
Permanent way

9. The high carbon rolled steel sections, which
are laid end-to-end, in two parallel lines
over sleepers to provide level surface for
trains to move and carrying axle loads are
called Rails
RAILS
RAILS

10. Head is larger than foot
foot is designed onlyto hold
the woode keys with which
rails are secured with chair
Both upper and lower table
are identical
From both side it can be
used
Foot is spread out to form a
base
No chairs are required
Doublle Headed Rails Bull Headed Rails Flat Footed Rails
TYPES OF RAILS

11. Ballast is the granular material under &
around the sleepers to transfer loads
from sleepers to the balast
Distribute load uniformly on ground or
subgrade
Provide good drainage
BALLAST
Ballast

12. Next Topic
01 Sleepers
02 Adzing of Sleepers
03 Coning of Wheels
04 Fishplate
05 Base plate

13. THANK YOU!