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Types of Sleepers on Indian Railways

The sleepers mostly used on Indian Railways are (i) wooden sleepers, (ii) cast iron (CI) sleepers, (ii) steel sleepers, and (iv) concrete sleepers.


Types of Sleepers

 

The sleepers mostly used on Indian Railways are (i) wooden sleepers, (ii) cast iron (CI) sleepers, (ii) steel sleepers, and (iv) concrete sleepers. Table 7.3 compares the important characteristics of these types.

 



 

Wooden

Characteristics

 

Service life (years) : 12-15

Weight of sleeper for BG (kg) : 83

Handling : Manual handling; no damage to sleeper while handling

Type of maintenance : Manual or mechanized

Cost of maintenance :  High

Gauge adjustment : Difficult

 

Steel

Characteristics

 

Service life (years) : 40-50

Weight of sleeper for BG (kg) : 79

Handling : Manual handling; no damage to sleeper while handling

Type of maintenance : Manual or mechanized

Cost of maintenance :  Medium

Gauge adjustment : Easy

 

 

Cl

Characteristics

 

Service life (years) : 40-50

Weight of sleeper for BG (kg) : 87

Handling : Manual handling; liable to break by rough handling

Type of maintenance : Manual

Cost of maintenance :  Medium

Gauge adjustment : Easy

 

Concrete

Characteristics

 

Service life (years) : 50-60

Weight of sleeper for BG (kg) : 267

Handling : No manual handling; gets damaged by rough handling

Type of maintenance : Mechanized only

Cost of maintenance :  Low

Gauge adjustment : No gauge



Table 7.3   Comparison of different types of sleepers

 


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