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About South Central Railway, Vijayawada
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What is a Track ?
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Definition of Track Maintenance
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Need of Track Maintenance
1. Due to the constant movement of heavy and high-speed trains, the
packing under the sleepers becomes loose and track geometry gets
disturbed. The gauge, alignment, and longitudinal as well as cross
levels of the track thus get affected adversely.
3. The track and its components get worn out as a result typical
climatic conditions.
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Advantages of Track Maintenance
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Characteristics of Good Track
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Annual Programme of Regular Track
Maintenances
S.No Period Work
3 Attention during monsoon for Mainly focuses on drainage and also daily
about four months patrolling in case heavy rain
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Different Systems of Track Maintenance
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Tools used in Track Maintenance
Jim Crow
Powrah
Wooden Mallet
Sleeper Tongs
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Shovel
Crow Bar
Tampers
Track Lifter
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1. Through Packing (Conventional Beater Packing)
The length track opened in day should not be more than the efficient
maintenance to be done to that track at the end of the day.
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(b) Examination of Rails, Sleepers and Fastenings
Rails should be checked for wear and tear, corrosion, Cracks at rail
joints, cracks at ends.
Sleepers condition at rail seats
Check for loose Fastenings and fittings.
(c) Squaring of Sleepers
Gauge variations and kinks inevitably
results from sleepers getting out of square.
It is done by planting the crow bars firmly
against the sleeper and pushing it
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(d) Slewing of Track to Correct Alignment
It is to ensure the correct alignment of track.
It will be checked for alignment from a distance 25-30 metres.
(e) Gauging
It is to maintain uniform gauge distance.
For B.G. 1676 mm, M.G. 1000 mm and 762 mm for N.G
It is done only if the sleepers are truly square.
Because of aging and different conditions of sleeper it is not
possible to maintain exact gauge distance.
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(f) Packing of sleepers
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(g) Boxing to Ballast section and Tidying
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Conventional System of Track Maintenance
Continued ….
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Any Queries ….?
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REFERENCES
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