Scribd
Upload
287 views19 pages

Railway Construction of New Line

Uploaded by

Roslan Shafie
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
287 views19 pages

Railway Construction of New Line

Uploaded by

Roslan Shafie
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 19

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION OF

NEW LINE

RAILWAY ENGINEERING
SEAA 4853
MOHD KHAIRUL IDHAM
BIN MOHD SATAR
Once the survey completed, the main works involved in constructing
a new line are as following:
• Land acquisition.
• Earthwork
• Trackwork
• Bridges & tunnels
• Stations, yards and other allied facilities.
• Signaling works
• Electrification works (if electrified line)
Earthwork
• The formation may be in an embankment or a cutting depending
upon the general topography of the area.
• A formation in an embankment is normally preferred from the
point of view or good drainage or higher than flood level.
• The height of embankment above highest water in the area
should be at least 60 cm.
Earthwork
• The width of formation will depend on
o the number of tracks
o gauge of tracks
o centre to centre distance between the tracks
o width of ballast layer
o width of trenches to drain off water
Plate Laying
Trackwork

Ballast Laying
Plate-laying

• operation of laying out of the rails and sleepers over the ready
formation
• the point from where the laying of track starts is known as the base
• the point upon which the new track is known as the rail head.
Plate-laying

Tramline Telescopic
method or method
side method

Mechanical
method
Tramline method
• Used when new track is laid next to the existing track
• two methods may be adopted
o A service road is constructed parallel to the proposed track and the
materials are transported to the site of the work
o A temporary rail line parallel to the proposed track and the materials
are transported in wagons.
• This temporary line is known as tram line
Tramline method

• all materials are taken from the central depot in material trains on the
existing track and are spread on the formation of new track
• after spreading, the work of assembling is started from one end manually
Tramline method
Telescopic method
• The material are transported in material train to the farthest point of
new track and unloaded.
• Materials are then transported to the point where work is in progress
and different components of track are assembled here.
Telescopic method
• 5 operations involve
o Collection and preparation of material at depot
o Transportation of materials from depot to work site
o Unloading of material at the worksite and carrying them to rail
head
o Fixing the rail to the sleepers and joining the two rails with fish
plate or by welding
o Packing of track for correct level and alignment
Mechanical method

• Involves all mechanical work


• Consists of fixing rails to the sleepers and lifting the whole unit by heavy
cranes.
• First one is linked with the rail head, then the train moves ahead by one
rail length and the same procedure is repeated.
Mechanical method
Ballast-laying
• ballast is normally spread on the railway lines after the embankment
has settled well and at least two monsoons have passed over It.
• the work of spreading the ballast is done by means of ballast trains,
which have special hoppers through which the ballast can
automatically unloaded onto the track.
• alternatively, ballast is loaded In wagons of the train and then unloaded
at the site into a number of heaps at suitable Intervals along the track.
Then packing of ballast is done by the workers by means of shovels
Ballast-laying
Current Technology???
THANK YOU

19

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy