Thermite welding process for joining railway tracks.The Anatomy of a Rail Weld #indianrailway #train
Sarkari Ghumantu
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Thermite welding process for joining railway tracks.The Anatomy of a Rail Weld #indianrailway #train
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Sarkari Ghumantu
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Ek rail joint jud'ta kaise hai — raw, unscripted, and shot from the inside.
This documentary follows a real Thermit Welding operation on the DDU Division of Indian Railways, from the moment the P.Way gang arrives on site to the first train passing seamlessly over the finished joint. No reenactments, no studio narration — just the actual process, the actual sound, and clean on-screen technical breakdowns for anyone who's ever wondered what happens when a rail is repaired.
🔧 What you'll see in this video:
Engineering Gang Arrival, Pandrol Clip Removal, Old Rail Cutting, Thermit Welding Preparation (Sand Mould, Crucible, Alignment), Old Rail Removal & New Rail Placement, The Thermit Reaction (Pour), Post-Weld Grinding, Fish Plate Fitting, and the New Joint's First Train Passage.
🔥 The Science: Thermit welding uses an aluminothermic reaction (Fe₃O₄ + 2Al → 2Fe + Al₂O₃) that produces molten iron at roughly 2,400°C — hot enough to fuse two rail ends into one continuous piece of steel, with no external power source needed.
This is real Permanent Way (P.Way) maintenance work, filmed as it happens on Indian Railways' network — part of the daily, largely unseen engineering effort that keeps train travel smooth and safe.
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The Anatomy of a Rail Weld | Inside Indian Railways' Thermit Welding Process