What sleeper spacings does IR use?

18-07-2019

Broad Gauge (See table below.) Most BG mainline sections now have about 1660 sleepers per km (about 60cm spacing); the earlier standard used to be 1538 sleepers per km (about 65cm spacing). BG branch lines may have 1540 sleepers per km (about 65cm spacing) or 1340 sleepers per km (about 75cm spacing); the older standard was 1307 sleepers per km (about 76cm spacing). Minor or lightly used BG lines used to be built with about 1154 sleepers per km (about 87cm spacing). These figures apply mainly to the traditional wooden sleepers. Traffic Density GMT/yr Broad-gauge Routes and their Sleeper Densities A B C D Spl D E Spl E >

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How can I tell which home shed a loco belongs to?
June 22, 2019

Home sheds for locos are often, but not always, indicated somewhere on the loco itself. For instance, the station code of the home shed may be painted on the side of the loco, or the full name of the shed may appear on the front. Some sheds have elaborate logos, whereas others may just bear stylized renditions of the shed names. Logos often appear

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How were the 9 older zones created out of the former independent railway networks?
June 22, 2019

Around 1950, legislation was passed allowing the central government to take over many of the independent railway systems that were in operation. In 1951, the following zones were created: SR — April 14: From Madras & Southern Mahratta Rly., South Indian Rly., and Mysore State Rly. (about 9660 km). CR — Nov. 5: From the GIPR, the Nizam's

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What is the history behind the 7 new zones created?
June 22, 2019

In 1984, the Railway Reform Committee had proposed the creation of four new zones to cope with the growth of freight traffic across the country and to rationalize the traffic handling of IR. This proposal went nowhere. In the 1990s IR had been considering setting up more zones, ostensibly to improve administrative and operational efficiency.

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How big are the various zones?
June 22, 2019

In terms of route kilometers the sizes of the 9 older railway zons are as follows. Not updated for the new zonal structure!! (Figures are approximate; although from 1999, they were little changed until the creation of the new zones. "BG/MG" indicates the route is served by both BG and MG.) ये भी पढ़े - 10 ईज़ी वेट

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Know – What are the headquarters and divisions of the railway zones?
June 22, 2019

Each zonal railway is made up of a certain number of divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. The 9 older zones were split into 59 divisions in all. With the creation of new zones the divisions have also been reorganized, and new divisions have been created in 2002 (some came into effect in April 2003), bringing the total number of

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How many regions or “zones” does IR have?
June 22, 2019

Indian Railways is divided for administrative convenience into several regional railways. Until recently there were 9 zones, and this structure had not changed much for four decades. Recently, 7 new zones have been created, giving a total of 16. In 2010, Kolkata Metro was given the status of the 17th zone of Indian Railways. Additionally, Konkan

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