Civil Engineering - Railways - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Railways - Section 1 (Q.No. 41)

Railways

41.

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

Sleepers hold the rails at proper gauge on straights

Sleepers provide stability to the permanent way

Sleepers act as an elastic cushion between rails and ballast

Sleepers transfer load of moving trains to ballast

None of the these.

Answer: Option

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Discussion:

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Bhupesh said: 6 years ago

It's actually all of these in E option.

Serlin rani said: 6 years ago

Ballast below the sleeper - cushion ballast.

Naruto said: 6 years ago

Ballast which acts as elastic cushion for the sleeper between the rails and the embankment.

Harshil Patel said: 6 years ago

It's wrong, sleepers act as an elastic cushion between rail and ballast.

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