Railway Engineering Set 2

2 ✘ 3 ✘ 4 ✘ 5 ✔

1600/R ✘ 1700/R ✘ 1750/R ✘ 1850/R ✔

length ✘ weight ✘ cross-section ✘ weight per unit length ✔

heel of the switch to the toe of the switch ✘ heel of the switch to the theoretical nose of the crossing ✘ toe of the switch to the theoretical nose of crossing ✘ toe of the switch to the actual nose of crossing ✔

in the middle of the track a little in front of the toes of the tongue rail ✘ near and parallel to inner side of one of the rails ✘ at right angle to the rail ✘ near and parallel to inner side of both the rails ✔

interlocking points and signal ✘ setting points and crossings ✘ setting marshalling yard signals ✘ track maintenance ✔

Between the adjoining faces of the running rail and the check rail near the crossing ✘ Between the gauge faces of the stock rail and the tongue rail ✘ Through which the tongue rail moves laterally at the toe of the switch ✘ None of the above ✔

10mm ✘ 13mm ✘ 16mm ✘ 19 mm ✔

Always less than flange-way clearance ✘ Equal to flange-way clearance ✘ Always greater than flange-way clearance ✘ Sometimes greater than flange-way clearance ✔

On curves ✘ On straight track ✘ When two different rail sections are required to be joined ✘ None of the above ✔