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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) 
 
INDIAN RAILWAY COMMERCIAL MANUAL 
VOLUME II 
 
CHAPTERS RELATING TO GOODS TRAFFIC AND MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS 
 
THIRD EDITION 
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS 
 
1991 
 
PREFACE 
This Volume of Indian Railway Commercial Manual Comprises of rules and instructions 
relating to goods traffic and other miscellaneous matters pertaining to the Commercial 
active ties of the railways. It is based on the provisions contained in the various Railway 
codes and rules and orders issued by the Railway Board from time to time. Shri Arun 
Kumar Khanna, Commercial Inspector (Marketing), Railway Board, Shri R.S. Yadav, 
Commercial Inspector, Zonal Training School, Chanduasi and Shri Om Parkash Khurana 
Commercial Inspector (Marketing), Railway Board have rendered valuable assistance in 
updating the provisions in the Manual. 
 
2. It is expected that with the issue of this Commercial Manual, Commercial procedures 
on all Indian Railways will be set to a uniform pattern, thereby facilitating dealings with 
the trading community. 
 
3. The provisions of this Manual do not supersede, alter or substitute the rules and 
instructions contained in the statutory publications like Acts, Codes, Conference Rules, 
Trariffs, etc. 
 
Errors, discrepancies and omissions, if any, noticed in this edition should be brought to 
the notice of the Railway Board. 
 
 
Rail Bhavan,                                                                                    S.K. MALIK, 
New Delhi                                                                                       Director, 
Commercial (Marketing), 
October 16, 1991                                                                             Railway Board

CONTENTS  
CHAPTER XIV 
 
Booking of Goods Traffic 
Forms of forwarding notes, 1401. Execution of forwarding notes, 1402. Filling in by 
senders and examination and preservation of forwarding notes by railway staff, 1403. 
Filling in of forwarding notes for mixed consignments, 1404. Priority/Wagon demand 
registers, 1405. Priority register for 'Smalls', 1406. Rules for registration of indents and 
allotment of wagons, etc., 1407. Money receipts for wagon registration fee, 1408. 
Refund of wagon registration fee, 1409. Register of wagon registration fee collected, 
refunded etc., 1410. Lump sum deposits, 1411. Election of railway risk rate where an 
alternative owner's risk rate is quoted, 1412. Routing of traffic, 1418. Disposal of 
forwarding notes, 1414. Examination of goods with regard to commodity, 1415. Mis-
declaration of goods, 1416. Surprise checks to detect mis-declaration, 1417. 
Examination of packing, etc. of goods, 1413. Marking of goods, 1419. Marking by 
consignors, 1420. Marking by the railway staff, 1421. Weighment of outward goods, 
1422ε1425. Stations unable to weigh consignments due to weighing machine being out 
of order, 1426-1427. Weight for charge for timber and other commodities in the absence 
of weighment facilities, 1428. Car and use of weighbridges, 1429-1430. Testing of 
weighbridges by Weighbridge Inspector, 1431. Care, adjustment and repair of  weighing-
machines, 1432ε1434. Testing of weighbridge and weighing-machines, 1435-1436. 
Surprise checks for detection of under-weighments, 1437. Rating of goods, 1438. 
Different forms of invoices for 'To-pay/Paid', local and through traffic, 1439. Custody and 
issue of invoice books, 1440 Numbering of invoices, 1441. Preparation of invoices, 1442-
1448. Collection and accountal of freight, etc. charges 1449-1450. Grant of receipt foil of 
invoice to consignors, 1451. Submission of Accounts foils of invoices to Traffic Accounts 
Office, 1452-1453. Submission of invoice foils to destination station, 1454. Transit 
invoices to accompany the consignment, 1455. Goods received without transit invoice, 
1456. Cancellation of invoices 1457. Issue of duplicate invoices' railway receipts, 
forbidden, 1458. Through goods forwarded by other t

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