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Question

In horizontal curves of Railway Tracks, Negative Super elevation means-

The correct answer is

Outer rail is at a lower level than the inner rail

In railway engineering, superelevation, also known as cant, is the practice of raising the outer rail of a track on a curve above the level of the inner rail. Negative superelevation means that the outer rail is at a lower level than the inner rail on a curve. Therefore, negative superelevation specifically means the outer rail is lower than the inner rail.

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Important Questions from Track Design

  1. Fish bolts are made of:

  2. If G is gauge in meters, V is speed of trains in km/hour and R is radius of a curve in meters, what will be the equilibrium superelevation?

  3. Identify the part of railway track with given description.

    “Description- The arrangement of point and crossing with lead rails by means of which the rolling stock may be diverted from one track to another.”

  4. Calculate the hauling capacity of a 1-4-1 locomotive when the coefficient of rail-wheel friction and weight on each driving axle are 0.30 and 23 tonnes respectively.

  5. What is the height of the semaphore signal above the ground?

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