Railway Engineering Mcqs


Q.  Minimum depth of ballast cushion for a Broad Gauge wooden sleeper of size 275x25x13 cm with 75cm sleeper spacing is________________?

a. 15 cm
b. 20 cm
c. 25 cm
d. 30cm


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MCQs:  For a sleeper density of (n+5), the number of sleepers required for constructing a broad gauge railway track of length 650 m is____________________?
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MCQs:  Which one of the following rail failures is caused by loose fish bolts at expansion joints ?
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