At a rail joint, the ends of adjoining rails, are connected with a pair of fish plates and

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• On Indian railways, the number of fish bolts used to connect one pair of fish plates to the rails are
• In supported rail joint, both the ends of adjoining rails are supported on a
• Two fish plates are fixed at each rail joint with eight fish bolts.
• To hold the adjoining ends of rails in correct horizontal and vertical planes, the rail fastenings used are
• Due to battering action of wheels over the end of the rails, the rails get bent down and are deflected at ends. These rails are called
• Bending of rail ends due to loose packing under a joint and loose fish Bolts, is known
• When the rail ends rest on a joint sleeper, the joint is termed as
• The fish plates fit the web of the rail section.
• The impact of the rail wheel ahead of the joint gives rise to the creep of the rail. This statement is according to
• Number of fish bolts per fish plate is