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Freight Marketing Circular No. 09 of 2019 · 2019-03-08
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Circular numberFreight Marketing Circular No. 09 of 2019
File numberNo. 2018/TC(FM)/04/13
Date2019-03-08
TypeRates Master Circular
Topicfreight
Official PDFindianrailways.gov.in

Summary

GENERAL PURPOSE WAGON INVESTMENT SCHEME (GPWIS) terminal, detention charge as notified by Rates Branch from time to time, shall be

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भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय “MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
( रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD )

रेल भवन, नई दिल्‍ली - 110001, तिथि
No. 2018/TC(FM)/04/13 Rail Bhavan, New Delhi — 110001, dated 08.03.2019

The General Manager
All Indian Railways.

Amendment No. 2 to General Purpose Wagon Investment Scheme (GPWIS)

Sub : GENERAL PURPOSE WAGON INVESTMENT SCHEME (GPWIS)
Ref : Freight Marketing Master Circular/GPWIS/2018/0 vide Letter No.
2018/TC(FM)/4/01 (GPWIS) dt. 26.04.2018

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l. Please refer to above mentioned Master Circular on General Purpose Wagon Investment Scheme
(GPWIS).

2: The following amendments are made :

1) Para 11 (b) Of Chapter —-II may be read as follows:

11 (b) The wagons can also be operated from railway goods sheds notified in terms of Wharfage
Rules, as per the circuits approved by Traffic Transportation Directorate of Railway
Board if found operationally feasible. Rakes will be allowed only on placement of
indent as per their requirement.

2) Para 3 Of Chapter —-III_ may be read as follows:

3. Placement of indents and allotment thereon :

i. Indents for loading in such wagons will be placed at the approved loading point for
the approved destination point for movement over specific route(s) or closed
circuit(s) as approved by the Railways.

ii. Indents and seniority/priority for IR owned rakes and GPWIS rakes will be
maintained separately for the purpose of allotment. However, general
restrictions for routes and terminals if any would be applicable on GPWIS
rakes also.

iii. In case of terminals which are being accessed by GPWIS rakes owned by
more than one entity, the rake reaching the terminal first will be supplied
first irrespective of seniority in the GPWIS indents at the terminal.

3) Para 6 Of Chapter जी may be read as follows:

6. The GPW rakes will run on close circuit (CC) basis (7500 Kms Brake Power Certificate
(BPC) Validity or as per the latest circular) and the maintenance depot shall be decided on

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the basis of the proposed circuits.) Movement for taking these rakes for CC
examination outside the circuit (if required) may be undertaken on Railway account.
During this movement loading/unloading for en-route points can be done by IR to
avoid empty running. The freight rebate for such loading will be determined as per
chapter IV of the policy.

4) Para 8 Of Chapter ता may be read as follows:

8. Based on the commodity flows, various Zonal Railways would be clubbed into Groups for
each type of rolling stock. The Empty Return Ratio (ERR) for the stock originating and
terminating within such a group of the zones would be calculated and only those circuits
will be approved where the ERR is at par or better (i.e. ERR is less) than the benchmark
ERR for the said group of zones. However, the proposed circuits which have ERR of
40% or below, would be approved subject to operational feasibility, without
comparing it with the actual ERR of the Zonal Grouping in the last year. Where the
ERR is above 40%, the comparison with benchmark ERR would be done.

For example, ER, ECR, ECoR, SER and SECR may be clubbed as one group where private
BOXN rakes can be permitted to run in circuits. The ERR of BOXN rakes originating and
terminating for the previous year would be considered as the benchmark ERR for deciding
whether the circuit is to be permitted or not, where the ERR of the proposed circuit is
above 40%.

5) Para 9 Of Chapter —-III may be read as follows:

9. Incase of small lead circuits (upto 200 Kms), the condition of ERR benchmark would not
be applicable.

6) Para 11 Of Chapter —-III may be read as follows:

11. Stabling and Wharfage Charges

11.1 IfIR has to stable these GPWIS rakes in railway owned yards at the request of the End
User or is required to do so on account of any operational reason attributable to the
End user, stabling charges as notified by MOR will be payable by the End User as
per Rates Master Circular Demurrage-Wharfage-Waiver/2016/0 iss

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