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Joint Procedure Order for movement of Out of Gauge or Over i Dimensional Consignments on North Central Railway

· 2004-09-20
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Date2004-09-20
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfreight
CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded

Summary

Joint Procedure Order for movement of Out of Gauge or Over i Dimensional Consignments on North Central Railway _ (iii) No sanction for movement of Over Dimensional Consignment: shall be .

Text of the circular

po NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY onal
| (Circular No. 02/04/MECH,ALD/C&W amely
0: T-Goods/ODC/ NCR/03 Headquarters office,

ated : 20.9.2004 | | _ Allahabad

कि | Sub: Joint Procedure Order for movement of Out of Gauge or Over
i Dimensional Consignments on North Central Railway

4 In terms of Railway Board’s letter no: 2003/TT-IV/20/ODC, dated 18.11.03
j orjginal parent Railways i.e. NR & CR will continue to process the cases of

rer Dirnensional Consignments (ODC) for sanctions on the portions of
| North Centra! Railway, which were with them prior to creation of new zones, tiil
© 31.10.04. With effect from @1.11.04, all the activities of sanctions of Over

Djimensioval Consignments related to intra /inter Railway movements on the
न portions of North Central Railway wil be exercised by. this Railway through the
उन cell for Gver Dimensional Consigniments (hereafter mentioned as ODC Cell)
io be set up in the Zonal Head quarter. विद tre present. infrastructure,
procedure for ODC sanctions ts laid down as under which will come into
force w.e.f 01.11.04. .

1. General

This procedure should be read in conjunction with extant rules of the
G&SR for ODC movement and the Railway Board’s instructions issued
from time to time. It should be understood by all staff responsible for
movement of Oversized Consignments on North Central Railway. . .

2. Definition

An over dimensional consignment is the one, which when loaded in an
ordinary wagon would infringe the standard moving dimensions of the
gauge'‘over which it is to move.

2.1 When such a consignment is offered: every endeavour must be
made to bring the load within the prescribed maximum moving
dimensions by such expedients as removal of light superstructures,
lowering of the load as much as possible so that it is loaded (on packing
aS may be necessary), removal of large diameter road wheels of
Mechanical Transport etc.) When such an action is not feasible and the

’ measurement of consignments exceed maximum moving dimensions, the *
Procedure detailed in the following paragraphs should be
observed by the Divisions and the Headquarters office:

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22 ~~ As per the extant orders. /procedures, the Over Dimensional |
: + Consignments are classified into, the following three categories namely | dp 1 ts

= | Class ‘A’ : Permitted out of gauge loads: : |

The loads which exceed the maximum moving dimensions but do not
infringe any fixed structure on the route by a met clearance of —
150mm and above and a gross clearance of 230mm and above

Class ‘B’: Exceptional out of gauge loads:

The loads, which exceed the maximum moving dimensions but do

not infringe any fixed structure on the route by a net clearance of
not less then .75mm, but not more than 150mm corresponding to a
gross clearance of not less than 150mm but not more than 230mm.

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7 Class ‘C’: Extra-ordinary out of gauge loads loads: . ही |

The loads which exceed the maximum moving dimensions and
infringe the fixed structure on the route by a net clearance of less . |
_ than 75mm and a gross clearance of less than 150mm.

3 COMPOSITION /INFRASTRUCTURE OF ODC CELL IN HQ/North North
Central Railway-

Operating department will be the nodal department for processing the
ODC cases for sanctions-etc. in the HQ through ODC cell. The set up of
the ODC cell in the HQ will be as follows:

(i) ODC cell will function in the HQ control office under the supervision
of Operating Officer nominated by COM, and will be manned by a
Traffic supervisor nominated by the Operating Department, who will
be assisted by suitable strength of clerical staff to manage the file
work, and by the following nominated officials of other Departments.

a. SSE/SE/JE/Mech (C&W) nominated by Mechanical Department on
part time/full time basis (hence forth to be referred to as
nominated HQ Mechanical supervisor).

b. SSE/SE/JE/Engg.(Drg.) nominated by Engineering Department on |
part time/ full time basis (hence forth to be referred to as |
nominated HQ Engg. supervisor) |

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