Multiple choice

Fish plates are used in railway tracks

  1. to keep the rails equidistant

  2. to avoid tracks being distorted due to temperature fluctuation

  3. to control speed of the train

  4. to connect two rails
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Explanation

In rail transport modeling, a fishplate is often a small copper or nickel silver plate that slips onto both rails to provide the functions of maintaining alignment and electrical continuity. 

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