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Effects of creep
Movement of sleepers
Effects of creep
Buckling of tracks
Excessive creep
Smashing of fish-plates
Breaking of bolts
Kinks in alignment
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Creep - Measurement
Creep indicator
Creep - Measurement
Creep - Measurement
Creep - Prevention
Creep - Prevention
Hydraulically operated
Creep - Prevention
Nature of creep
Packing of track
Creep - Prevention
Prevents movement
By wedging action
By a spring grip
By clamping
Creep - Prevention
Additional anchors
Level crossings
Near to stations
Creep - Prevention
Use of sleepers
Creep - Prevention
Sleepers
Creep - Prevention
Increase # of sleepers
Prevent creep
RAIL WEAR
Rail wear
Rail wear
Moving load
Rail-wheel interaction
Condition
Rail wear
Vertical wear
Lateral wear
Wear is prominent at
Rail section
Loss in weight
52 kg/m
6.0 percent
90 R
5.0 percent
75 R
4.2 percent
60 R
3.25 percent
MG
Rail section
60 kg/m
13.0
52 kg/m
8.0
90 R
6.0
75 R
4.5
60 R
3.0
Causes a reduction in depth of rail head until a point beyond which there is
risk of wheel flanges grazing fish plates
Curves
Straight
Gauge
Category of track
Lateral wear
(mm)
BG
Group A & B
BG
Group C & D
10
MG
Q&R
BG
Group A & B
BG
Group C & D
MG
MG
By welding
In case of curves