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Engine-on-Load’ (EOL) Scheme

FREIGHT MARKETING CIRCULAR NO. 05 of 2013
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Circular numberFREIGHT MARKETING CIRCULAR NO. 05 of 2013
File numberNo. 2012/TC(FM)/18/21.
TypeFreight Marketing Circular
Topicfreight
DirectorateTraffic Commercial (Freight Marketing)

Summary

‘Engine-on-Load’ (EOL) Scheme Beyond the free time Engine hire charges shall be

Text of the circular

FREIGHT MARKETING
CIRCULAR NO. 05 of 2013

भारत सरकार. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

( रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD )

No. 2012/TC(FM)/18/21. Rail Bhavan, New Delhi- 110001, dated O7.03.2013

General Managers,

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Central Railway, Mumbai. 2 North Western Railway, Jaipur.
Eastern Railway, Kolkata 4. Southern Railway, Chennai.

East Central Railway, Hajipur. 6. South Central Rly., Secunderabad.
East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar. 8. South Eastern Railway, Kolkata.
Northern Railway, New Delhi. 10. South East Central Rly., Bilaspur.
North Central Railway, Allahabad. 12. South Western Railway, Hubli.
North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur. 14, Western Railway, Mumbai.
Northeast Frontier Rly., Maligaon. 16. West Central Railway, Jabalpur.

Sub: ‘Engine-on-Load’ (EOL) Scheme.

Seed

In order to improve the utilization of the rolling stock, and help the
customers in prompt clearance of freight trains from their sidings/
terminals, the ‘Engine-on-Load’ Scheme is now being introduced afresh.
Under the ‘EOL’ operations, the train engine will remain available during
loading or unloading operation in the siding and wait on Railway’s
account so as to work the train immediately after loading/unloading
operation is completed.

This will be in supersession of all earlier instructions on the above
mentioned subject.

The siding holders will be required to opt for the EOL operations under
an agreement with the zonal railway administration as per the terms
and conditions of the ‘Engine-on-Load” operations, as given in the
following paragraphs.

Eligibility
All new sidings while obtaining Rail Transport Clearance (RTC) will be

brought under ‘EOL’ operations.

The party should also develop facilities for loading and unloading on
‘Engine-on-Load’ concept and design yard layouts to facilitate the same.
‘Engine-on-Load’ would mean loading or unloading in such manner and
within such time as would permit clearance of the same rake by the

same engine.

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Permissible Free Time

Free time for loading and unloading operations under the ‘EOL’ will be
lower than the normal free time so as to minimize detention to the
wagons and the waiting period of the locomotives.

The free time in case of terminals on ‘EOL’ system are governed by Rates
Circular No.23 of 2012 (as amended from time to time).

With the withdrawal of TIELS, it has been decided vide Rates Circular
No. 23 of 2012 to incorporate the free time rules for sidings worked on
Engine-on-Load basis, in the Rates Circular No.74 of 2005 by adding a
new Para 2.5.

Free time for loading/unloading of various types of block rakes in
the case of sidings worked on ‘Engine-on-Load (EOL)’ basis :

Type of rake EOL free time (in hours:minutes)

Loading Unloading

3:00 i 5:00
3:00 2:00

Open Rake (BOXN etc.)
Hopper Rake (BOBR etc.)

| 6000 | 6:00

Covered Rake (BCN etc.)

5:00 5:00
A. |

Tank Rake (BTPN etc.)

The free time mentioned above will be reckoned for loading/ unloading
of rakes from their placement to release. If at any terminal, additional
shunting time etc. is permissible at present (for example, from exchange
yard to siding and back), the same would continue.”

The following provisions will apply for sidings operating under ‘EOL’
Scheme 2013:

Exemption from Engine Hire charges

If a siding holder requires to utilize the train engine during loading or
unloading of the rake, within the free time prescribed, the same will be
allowed without levying any additional charges. The siding owner may,
therefore, not be required to maintain a captive engine at his cost under
the ‘EOL’ operations. Beyond the free time Engine hire charges shall be

charged as per extant rules.

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Exemption from Siding Charges

For the bulb type sidings freight will be charged on the basis of through
distance upto a specified loading or unloading point and not for the
entire length of

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