Railways - Engineering

Q1:

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

A Rails are directly laid over hard wooden sleepers and fixed with spikes

B Adzing is done on hard wooden sleepers

C Bearing plates are used on soft wooden sleepers

D Chairs are used for bull headed rails

E All the above.

ANS:E - All the above.

@Salman.

Adzing means a cut provided on the wooden sleeper in the ratio 1:20 inward so that it get perfectly seated over the wheels.

In wheels also coning process done in ratio 1:20 outward.