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(1) JPO regarding Placement and Removal of Container Rakes into & out of Goods Shed/Sidings/Private Freight Terminals in ECR

No.ECR/Optg · 2023-06-12
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Circular numberNo.ECR/Optg
Date2023-06-12
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfreight
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(1) JPO regarding Placement and Removal of Container Rakes into & out of Goods Shed/Sidings/Private Freight Terminals in ECR After shunting into siding, the Shunting staff shall ensure that the container rake is

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EAST GENTRAL RAILWAY

Office of the
Principal Chief Operations Manager
Hajipur.
No.ECR/Optg Safety /TPO/46/505 Date:12.06.2023
Sr.DOMs
East Central Railway
DHN, DNR, DDU, SEE & SPJ.

Sub:- (1) JPO regarding Placement and Removal of Container Rakes into &
out of Goods Shed/Sidings/Private Freight Terminals in ECR.
Ref: (i) ERSE/Frt/ECR’s letter No. ECR/MEC/WAG/450/JPO, Dated-
05.06.2023" .
(ii) PCSO’s ECR letter No. ECR/Safety/IPO/2023, Dated-25.05,2023
(iii) EDME(Safety)Railway Board’s letter No. 23/Safety(DM),
Dated-24.05.2023
Sub:- (2) JPO regarding Disconnection/Reconnection Protocols for S&T Gears.
Ref:- AM(Signal) & AM(Traffic),s letter No. 2021/Sig/21/Safety performance
dtd: 10:06:2023

Please find enclosed herewith a copy of the above referred Joint
Procedure Order (JPO) regarding (1) Placement and Removal of Container
Rakes into & out of Goods Shed/Sidings/Private Freight Terminals in ECR
duly signed by CRSE/Frt., CELE, CCM(FM), & COM(Gen.)ECR and (2)
regarding Disconnection/Reconnection Protocols for S&T Gears duly signed

by AM(Sig.) & AM(Traffic)/Railway Board.

Please ensure that a copy of this JPO is distributed to all
concerned as well as at crew lobbies and Guard booking concerned
copy of (1) for information and implementation with immediate ote

(RP Thay) 6/2
Dy.COM/Gen.
ECR/HJP
Copy to:
1. Principal/ZRTI/MFP for information & distribution among

Instructors & discussion in classroom.
2. Principal/ ZRTI/Bhuli/Dhanbad for information & distribution
among Instructors & discussion among trainees in classroom.

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EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY 
Office of the 
Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer 
Hajipur - 844101 
File No: ECR/MEC/WAG/450/JPO 
Dated 05th June 2023 
Divisional Railway Manager, 
DRM/ DDU, DHN, DNR, SEE & SPJ. 
East Central Railway. 
Sub: Joint Procedural Order for Placement and Removal of Container Rakes into & out 
of Goods Sheds/ Sidings/Private Freight Terminals in ECR. 
Ref:- (i) PCSO's ECR letter no. ECR/Safety/JPO/2023 dated 25.05.23 
(ii) EDME(Safety)/Railway Board's letter no. 23/safety(DM) dated 24.05.23. 
In reference to above a Joint Procedural Order have been issued on the precautions to be 
taken for handling of container & container rakes. 
Please find herewith enclosed copy of the Joint Procedural Order for necessary action 
please. 
Encl: Copy of the JPO. 
Copy to: PCOM, PCCM, PCEE, PCSO for kind information please. 
CELE, CCM/FM. COM/G for kind information please. 
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CRSE/Frt./ECR

• 
East Central Railway 
No: ECR/MEC/WAG/450/JPO 
Dated: 30.05.2023 
Joint Procedural Order for Placement and Removal of Container Rakes into & out of Goods 
Sheds/Sidings/Private Freight Terminals. 
The following joint Procedural Order shall be followed while placing and clearing of container 
rakes into and out of sidings. 
I. Securing of the rake before placement: 
1. After shunting into siding, the Shunting staff shall ensure that the container rake is 
standing within fouling mark/signals of the concerned line on both ends. 
2. The rake shall be secured as per the rules for securing of vehicles laid down vide SR 
5.23 ofG&SR ofECR. 
3. The In-charge of the Shunting Staff shall ensure that the above instructions have been 
complied and sign in the 'Stabled Load Register' at the station, duly filling all the 
required columns given in the Register, along with date and time. 
4. In the absence of separate shunting staff, Guard of the train shall supervise the 
shunting and stabling of the rake and sign in the Stabled Load Register. 
· 5. If the siding is away from the Station, a separate Stabled Load Register shall be 
maintained in Siding, under control of Goods Supervisor/Goods Clerk. If there is no 
Goods Supervisor/Goods Clerk is posted, the Register shall be maintained by the 
siding in-charge designated by the siding authorities, under advise to the Station 
Manager. 
6. The Station Manager/Goods Supervisor/Goods Clerk/the designated Siding in-charge 
shall countersign against the Shunting-in-charg

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