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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | freight |
These labels are pasted on the packages or outside the wagons.
<!-- Slide number: 1 --> # Labeling & Marking <!-- Slide number: 2 --> # Objectives of the labelling: 1. They give guidance for the movement of traffic 2. They indicate the contents of packages / wagons 3. They give guidance for handling the packages / wagons <!-- Slide number: 3 --> # Labels are classified into two types: 1. Wagon Labels 2. Caution or Pictorial Labels. <!-- Slide number: 4 --> # Wagon labels These labels are tied or pasted on the wagons. These indicate the direction for the movement of the wagons; hence they are also called as directive labels. These are of 4 types. (a). Seal card (b). Pocket label (c). Paste on label (d). Tie on label. <!-- Slide number: 5 --> # Seal Card: These are tied to the eyelets of wagon doors and sealed. Particulars such as wagon number, railway receipt number, from and to stations, commodity, number of packages etc. are mentioned on the seal card. <!-- Slide number: 6 --> # Pocket labels: These labels are kept inside the pockets, which are provided on both sides of the wagon. These labels contain the following information. <!-- Slide number: 7 --> # Pocket labels. Conti. 1.Owning railway and wagon no. 2. Stations from and to. 3. Actual weight, tare weight and gross weight. 4. Invoice number, railway receipt number and date. 5. Date of loading. 6. Consignee’s name and address. 7. Number of packages. 8. Transhipment particulars if any. 9. Whether weighment should be done enroute or about diversion. <!-- Slide number: 8 --> # Paste on labels: These are the labels pasted inside the wagon doors. Complete booking particulars are shown on the labels. Whenever seal cards or pocket labels are missing the booking particulars can be obtained from paste on labels. <!-- Slide number: 9 --> # Tie on label: In case of open wagons these labels will be tied on either side of the wagon and in case of animals this label is tied to the neck of the animal. These labels also contain full booking particulars. <!-- Slide number: 10 --> # Caution or pictorial labels: 1. These are also called as educative labels. 2. These labels are pasted on the packages or outside the wagons. 3. They indicate the nature of the contents inside the packages or inside the wagon and indicate the precautions to be taken during handling / transit. 4. They also give caution while loading and unloading. 5. Some of the examples of pictorial labels are:- ➢ A goblet indicates fragile goods. ➢ “P” indicates perishables, hence not to detain. <!-- Slide number: 11 -->  # <!-- Slide number: 12 -->  # <!-- Slide number: 13 --> # Marking of Goods <!-- Slide number: 14 --> # All the packages offered for booking should be marked clearly. The marking should be done either in English or Hindi. <!-- Slide number: 15 --> # The object of marking is 1. To identify the packages when several packages of similar nature are booked by several consignors. 2. To avoid wrong deliveries at destination station. 3. To trace missing and delayed consignments. 4. To establish the ownership of packages in case of disputes. <!-- Slide number: 16 --> # Marking is of two types. 1. Private Marking. 2. Railway Marking. <!-- Slide number: 17 --> # Private marking: It should be done by the party. It consists of the names and addresses of the consignor and consignee. Consignor should write clearly name and address of the consignor and consignee, from and to stations, and trademarks if any on every package <!-- Slide number: 18 --> # Railway marking: 1. Every package that is booked should have a railway marking in addition to private marking. 2. It is done by the railways. 3. Railway marking contains code initials of the booking station, railway receipt number, the number of packages, code initials of the destination station, via route through which it is to be carried. 4. In case of through traffic, destination name should be written in full. <!-- Slide number: 19 --> # Railway marking: UBL 254629 HYB (HYDERABAD
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