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dences of damages to wagons due to improper handing during loading and unloading operations continue to be reported on the Zonal Railways

No.NR-HQOMECH(FR)/167/2020-0/o · 2020-12-15
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Circular numberNo.NR-HQOMECH(FR)/167/2020-0/o
Date2020-12-15
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfreight
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Summary

dences of damages to wagons due to improper handing during loading and unloading operations continue to be reported on the Zonal Railways the cost of such damages should be raised against the previous loading/unloading point

Text of the circular

File No.NR-HQOMECH(FR)/167/2020-0/o SSE/FR/HQ/NR 
DIAN 
Northern Railway 
Mechanical Department, Headquarters Office 
First Floor, Annexe-l, Baroda House, New Delhi-110001 
No. 802-M/92/3/Wagon Damages/Pt-ll/MC II 
Date 15.12.2020 
Sr Divisional Mechanical Engineer/ C&W 
DLI, UMB, FZR, LKO & MB 
Sr Divisional Mechanical Engineer/ Frt/DLI 
Sub.: Measures to be taken for reducing the incidences of wagon damages. 
Ref: () Railway Board Letter no. 2015/M(N)/63Pt. Dated 21.05.2019. (Copy enclosed) 
(i)This office Letter No. 802-M/92/3/JPO/Pt-1/Mc-I Dated 29.05.2019 
Railway Board letter u/r issued instructions to conduct regular periodical joint 
inspections of loading and unloading terminals by Traffic and Mechanical departments, 
meeting with freight customers (including handling loading/unloading agents), imposing 
penalties against damages to wagons and recovery of cost of such damages. 
Railway Board vide letter referred above, also directed to ensure that- 
1 
Regular and surprise inspection of loading/unloading terminal should be conductedto 
assess the correct practices for loading/unloading are being followed. 
At the train examination points on the divisions, it should be ensured in all cases that 
wagon damages, which are occurring due to improper handlings, are clearly identified 
In all cases the cost of such damages should be raised against the previous 
loading/unloading point from where such wagons were being received. 
The damages bills received are correctly reflected in the "Bills recovery register" 
maintained by the Sr.DFM of the Division. 
2. 
3. 
In view of the above, it is advised to submit the following information to this office at 
the earliest-
Action taken on the above referred letter. Position of bills raised/realized during the 
period April'2020 to Nov.2020 
i. 
Month vise position of joint periodical inspections conducted of loading and 
unloading terminals during 2020-21 in sidings, penalties raised and their realization 
on prescribed format (already circulated). 
. 
Position of penalties imposed against the previous loading/ unloading point due to 
improper handlings of wagon during loading/ unloading. 
Il. 
Signed by Manish Kumar 
DateaisRumar 
ReasonicsEYFF 
Copy: Divisional Railway Managers 
DLI, UMB, FZR, LKO &MB for kind information please.

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MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 
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RAILWAY BOARD) 
araa, T eft-110001, fafy 
Rail Bhavan, New Deihi-110001, Dated 21.05.2019 
No.2015/M (N)/951/63 Pt. 
The ieneral Managers 
Al indian Railways 
Joint Procedure order (JPO) of wagon damages: Measures to be taken on 
railways for reducing the incidences of wagon damages 
Sub: 
dences of damages to wagons due to improper handing during loading and unloading 
operations continue to be reported on the Zonal Railways. 
In order to standardise the varyingB 
P dlces Tollowed on the Zonal Railways for preventing such damages, a JPO was issued vide 
Board's letter No.2010/TT-IV/9/1 dated 18.09.2015. These instructions issued jointly by the Iratfic 
iednical Directorates were expected to be followed up on all Zonal Railways (ZRs) by way of 
regular periodical joint inspection of loading and unloading terminals, meetingBS with reigt 
Customers (including handing agents), recovery of cost of such damages and issue of JPO at the 
Zonal levels for implementation of Board's JPO. 
t15 seen that the incidences of damages to the wagons are continuing more or less at same 
evel on all ZRs, which is leading to a situation that due to damages, wagons particularly BOXN & 
BOBRN type wagons are quite often getting rejected at loading points and/or continue to run as 
embedded empties in various rakes. Further it has also been noted that even the relatively lower 
age BOxNHL stock is now becoming unloadable in certain cases due to such improper handling at 
terminais 
it is therefore, advised that necessary directions be issued to concerned officers on the Zonal 
Railway (ZR) to the following effect: 
(a) The divisional officers

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