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1.	A train is running on a wide gauge at a speed of 85 kmph and has to negotiate a curvature. If overturning is to avoided at this speed, then the type of curvature required would be
A.	Compound curve
B.	Base curve
C.	Transition curve
D.	Vertical curve
E.	Lag curve
Answer» D. Vertical curve

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