Ballast is a granular material which is placed and packed below and around the railway sleepers. Different types of ballast materials used are broken stone, sand, gravel, moorum, brickbats etc. The main purpose of ballast is to transmit the load ...
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Types of Railway Sleepers, Their Functions, Benefits and Drawbacks
Railway sleepers are the components on which the rails are arranged with proper gauge. Types of sleepers, their functions, benefits, drawbacks are discussed.
Rubber Tired Metro
A Rubber-tyred metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. In this the vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres like a bus, but using a set of two parallel concrete or ...