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Railway - Plate Laying

1. The linking of track involves unloading track materials and using linking gangs to lay sleepers along a string, carry and position rails, and connect rails using fittings like fish plates and bolts. 2. Materials are transported from base depots to the rail head as the track is constructed, with subsidiary depots established further along to continue supplying materials. 3. After linking, packing gangs thoroughly pack the track to ensure proper gradient, curvature, and cross levels, and fill any hollow spaces. 4. Ballasting involves covering the track with ballast, which is loaded either by a special ballast train or manually, and packed under the track.

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Railway - Plate Laying

1. The linking of track involves unloading track materials and using linking gangs to lay sleepers along a string, carry and position rails, and connect rails using fittings like fish plates and bolts. 2. Materials are transported from base depots to the rail head as the track is constructed, with subsidiary depots established further along to continue supplying materials. 3. After linking, packing gangs thoroughly pack the track to ensure proper gradient, curvature, and cross levels, and fill any hollow spaces. 4. Ballasting involves covering the track with ballast, which is loaded either by a special ballast train or manually, and packed under the track.

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Linking of track

Once the track material is unloaded, the track is linked with the
help of linking gangs. The following procedure is normally adopted for this
purpose.
1. A string is first stretched along the central line of the alignment and the
sleepers are laid with their centres on the string. The sleepers are laid roughly
at the desired spacing, keeping the total number of sleepers per rail intact.
2. The rails are carried using rail tongs and laid on the cess of the bank almost
near the final position. Carrying rails is a strenuous job, as about 12 to 15
gangmen are required to carry each rail (each rail weighs about 0.6 t or so).
A special type of rail carrier known as the Anderson rail carrier can be used for
carrying rails with lesser strain.

3. Next the sleepers are distributed over the length of the formation. The rails
have markings to indicate the final position of the sleepers.
4. Small fittings such as fish plates and bolts are kept near the joints. The
fittings required for each sleeper are kept near the ends of the sleepers.
5. The rails are then placed on the sleepers and fixed with the help of fittings,
which are chosen depending upon the type of sleeper. For example, rail
screws are used for fixing rails to wooden sleepers. In the case of steel
sleepers, rails are fixed with the help of keys. Bearing plates are also provided
wherever required, as per the prescribed track standards.
6. The rails are joined with each other after ensuring that there is sufficient gap
between them. Normally, the initial laying of the tracks is done using three
rail panels. Adequate expansion gaps should be provided in the case of singlerail
as well as three-rail panels. The recommended expansion gaps are
provided with the help of steel liners or shims of appropriate thickness (1 mm
to 4 mm), which are fixed between the two rail ends.
Unloading of materials The track materials are taken to the base depot and
unloaded with the help of material gangs. The first base depot lies at the junction
of the existing line and the new line to be constructed. All the track material is
taken from the base depot to the rail head with the help of a dip lorry (a special
type
of trolley). The rail head goes on advancing till the track is sufficiently linked.
After that, a subsidiary depot is established at a distance of about 5 km and track
material carried to this depot with the help of a material train. Alternatively, track
material is transferred from the base depot with the help of a dip lorry up to a
distance of about 2 km and by the means of a material train beyond this distance.
The base depot has arrangements for advanced processes such as adzing and
boring
of sleepers as well as for matching materials, etc. to ensure the speedy linking of
the track at the site.

Packing of track The track is then thoroughly packed with the help of beaters by
the Packing-in-gangs. The following aspects should be examined during this
process.
(a) The track should have a proper gradient.
(b) If the track is on a curve, it should have proper curvature.
(c) The cross levels should be even. If a track is to be provided with the
recommended superelevation, this can be achieved by raising the outer rail.
(d) The track should be thoroughly packed and should be free of hollow spaces.

Ballasting of track The railway line is normally covered with the ballast after the
embankment has settled and has endured at least two monsoons. Ballasting is
generally done with the help of a ballast train, which has special hoppers that are
used for automatically unloading the ballast onto the track. Alternatively, the
ballast
1.0 m 10 m is taken to the cess and then placed on the track manually. Either
method ensures
that the ballast is thoroughly packed and inserted properly under the track.

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