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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | freight |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
• New Siding – the entire cost of electrification of the siding shall be borne by the siding
MULTI DISCIPLINARY ZONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
Southern Railway
TIRUCHCHIRAPPALLI
PRO Commercial Cum Ticket Supervisor
ADVANCED GOODS THEORY
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TOPICS INDEX
S.No
Topic
Page
No
1
Theory of Rates
1
2
Claims – Organization, Settlement Of Claim, Power For
Settlement Of Claim
4
3
Railway Claims Tribunal
6
4
Consumer Protection Act 1986
7
5
Responsibility of Railway as Common Carrier
8
6
Rules for Public Auction of Goods and Parcels
12
7
FOIS
14
8
e-payment
15
9
eT-RR
16
10
e-RD
17
11
Working of In- motion Weigh Bridge
18
12
Punitive Charges, Load Adjustment
21
13
Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)
22
14
Public Private Partnership
24
15
Marketing Organisation
26
16
Station to Station Rates
28
17
Sidings
30
18
Policy On Private Siding
33
19
Dynamic Pricing Policy
40
20
Wagon Leasing Scheme
41
21
Liberalized Wagon Investment Scheme (LWIS)
42
22
Roll On – Roll Off (RO – RO) Scheme
43
23
General Purpose Wagon Investment Scheme (GPWIS)
44
24
Automobile Freight Train Operator (AFTO)
46
25
Liberalized Special Freight Train Operator (SFTO)
48
26
Freight Incentive Schemes (FIS)
52
27
Transportation Products
60
28
Parcel Management System (PMS)
66
29
Parcel Cargo Express Train (PCET)
68
30
Modified Comprehensive Parcel Leasing Policy(MCPLP)
69
31
Merry -Go -Around (MGR)
73
32
Container Rail Terminal (CRT)
76
33
Rail Side Ware-housing Scheme
79
34
Terminal Development Scheme
82
35
Private Freight Terminal (PFT)
85
1
Theory Of Rates
Introduction: -
Indian Railways carry about 30000 commodities of heterogeneous variety. These consists
of raw materials, finished products, perishable, goods loose or in bulk and in bags, articles
of high and low value, fragile and dangerous goods, building materials of all kind and
medicines, chemicals and drugs, clothing, footwear and essential food stuffs. In fact, they
directly or remotely enter into the daily existence of the average person.
Therefore, it is a matter complexity to fix the charges of transportation commonly known as
“Rate”. While fixing the same (Rate) various features are taken into consideration to arrive
at a rational rate structure. What is most essential is that there must not be any loss of the
trade, loss of the carrier (Railways), diversion of traffics due to high rate and high profit both
to the trade and transporter. Therefore, various principles are adopted while fixing rate.
Principles:
The commodities are classified duly considering the following factors:
(i)
Cost of service
(ii)
Value of service
(iii)
What the traffic can bear
(iv)
Transportation characteristics of the commodity
(v)
It’s utility to the society
(vi)
National interest
Cost of service:
• It represents the cost of transportation of a commodity from one place to another.
• It is represented in terms of money per tonne.
• Rate fixed must not be less than the freight charges.
• Minimum freight charges must not result in loss in the cost of service.
• It determines the floor or minimum freight charges to cover the cost of service.
Value of service:
• It represents the value to be obtained from the service.
• It is determined by taking the d
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