Turnouts — Study Resources & PYQs
Turnouts in railway track
- Estimated study time: 40 minutes
Study resources
- Turnouts – Design and Track Junctions (Article) — Comprehensive article on all types of track junctions (turnouts, crossovers, diamond crossings, single/double slips) used on Indian Railways with diagrams.
- Track Stresses (Video) — NPTEL Week 4 covers Track stresses – vertical, lateral, longitudinal – and stresses in Rails, Sleepers, and Ballast formation.
Turnouts previous year questions
- Calculate the lead and radius of curve of a B.G track turnout for the data given below: G = 1.676 m, N = 12, d = 15 cm, Angle of switch θ = 1.2°
- Calculate the lead and radius of curve of a B.G track turnout for the data given below: $G = 1.676 \text{ m}$, $N = 12$, $d = 15 \text{ cm}$, Angle of switch $…
- Explain the following terms: a. Turn out b. Tongue Rail
Taught in these subjects
- Railways, Airports and Harbour Engineering — CEP-6503 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu