What kinds of sleepers are used by IR?

18-07-2019

Cast iron sleepers ('CST-9') are widely used. They are not very suitable for high-speed traffic and so are not usually seen on the mainline BG sections. The earlier 'pot sleepers' were especially prone to problems; newer cast iron sleepers (with ends that have two pockets) are much more laterally stable. Steel trough sleepers ('ST') are very common, especially for many high-traffic BG routes. Steel sleepers of various designs have also been used for MG and (by reusing discarded MG sleepers) for NG too. IR also uses prestressed (pretensioned) concrete sleepers in many areas. Some are monobloc prestressed concrete sleepers, while others are two-piece reinforced concrete sleepers. These came

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What are the ‘X’ marks or concentric circles painted on the ends of some coaches?
June 22, 2019

A large yellow 'X', or a series of concentric circles (yellow or white) are painted on the end of a coach which is used as the last coach in a rake -- it allows station crew or signalmen to visually check that the rake is intact by sighting this last vehicle indication. At night, a small red lamp is used at the end (this used to be an oil lamp in

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When were through vestibuled trains introduced in India?
June 22, 2019

The GIPR's Poona Race Special trains had vestibuled rakes back in 1906. Later, the prestigious Deccan Queen (Bombay - Poona), starting in 1930, regularly had a vestibuled rake. ये भी पढ़े - जानें कैसे करें लोहे के तवे को साफ.. Today most long-distance trains are vestibuled. NG

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Are there any double-decker coaches in use today in India?
June 22, 2019

Much of the information here is likely out of date! Double-decker coaches are found on several WR trains such as the 9021 dn Flying Ranee running between Surat and Mumbai Central (WR), Saurashtra Exp., the Bharuch-Virar shuttle, Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Anand Passenger, and the Valsad Fast Passenger. The Pune - Daund Passenger on CR had double-decker

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What are the dimensions of IR’s passenger coaching stock?
June 22, 2019

Length The IRS standard underframe for BG, adopted in 1925, was 68' long over headstocks. Side buffers are always 2' 2", giving a total length of 72'4" (22m) over buffers. After World War II, some stock was built on this underframe to 70' (21.3m) length, but most before that date was 68' or a fraction over. The ICF integral stock, and the similar

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What are the various marks and annotations on a passenger coach?
June 22, 2019

There are a great many indications, marks, and annotations that can be found on the typical coach. The most prominent, of course, are the indications of the accommodations (class, whether sleeper or not, air-conditioned or not, etc.) along with the coach serial number that is on the side of the coach, above the windows. Small destination boards

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What are LHB coaches?
June 22, 2019

In February 2000, IR received a consignment of new lightweight all-metal passenger coaches from Alsthom LHB (Germany). The initial units were earmarked for the New Delhi - Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi, but later allotted to the new New Delhi - Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi. The coaches are approximately 2.2m longer than the standard ICF-built integral

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