Railway Engineering - Introduction

Introduction
The Rail mode of transportation is the cheapest and fastest mode of transport when it is compared with other mode of transportation.It is also called as mass transportation system.
The Typical Cross Section of Railway Track looks like this

 

Major Components of Railway Track

1. Rail
2. Sleepers
3. Ballast
4. Gauge

Rail

The Cross Section of Rail is shown below

 

 The Distance between inner faces of two Rail is Called Gauge

Types of Gauge

1. Broad gauge (B.G) or Standard Gauge
2. Meter Gauge (M.G)
3. Narrow gauge (N.G)
4. Light Gauge or Feeder Track (L.G)