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Railway LDCE FBW

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For the candidate who wants flash butt welding broken into its parts — which rails, what procedure, how the weld is tested and finished — rather than read as one long manual.

Manual: FBW — flash butt welding of rails

Chapters and papers

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Papers marked with a dashed outline combine several shorter chapters.

  • 2 - Selection of rails to be welded

  • 3 - Suitability of rails for welding

  • 5 - Procedure of welding of rails

  • 10 - Testing of weld

  • 13 - Welding team

  • Annexure-II - Post weld air quenching treatment for head hardened and heat treated rails

  • Annexure-IV - Finishing tolerances for welds

  • Annexure-V - Precautions to avoid defects

  • Annexure-VIC - Hardness test of welded j … Figures - plates

    Shorter chapters combined into one paper

  • Annexure-VII - Handling instructions for 90 UTS and head hardened rails

  • Annexure-VIII - Check list for flash butt welding plants

  • Foreword … Annexure-VIB - Ultrasonic testing of wel

    Shorter chapters combined into one paper

Questions about these papers

How are the FBW papers organised?
By chapter, in the order the manual prints them. Longer chapters are split into several short papers so one sitting does not have to cover a whole chapter. Shorter chapters are grouped into combined papers, marked on this page.
Is this the official FBW syllabus?
No. Mock Test Mitra is a practice platform, not a conducting authority. Which chapters your paper draws on is set by your zonal notification, which can differ between zones and cycles. This page lists what we have written practice for.
Do the papers reflect the latest edition and correction slips of the FBW?
We cannot promise that. Most explanations cite the chapter or paragraph of the manual they rely on, but we have not checked every answer against the edition and correction slips currently in force. Check the current manual before relying on any answer.