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No. TC-I/2006/108/4

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Circular number	No. TC-I/2006/108/4
Type	VCRC archived Railway commercial circular / manual
Topic	freight
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Summary

Issue of RR after weighment of consignment at weighbridge Weighment of rakes/wagons at associate weighbridge/alternate associate weighbridge

Text of the circular

Rates Circular No. 86/2006

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/BHARAT SARKAR MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/RAIL MANTRALAYA (RAILWAY BOARD)

No. TC-I/2006/108/4 New Delhi, dated 13 -10-2006

General Managers, All Indian Railways

Sub: Issue of RR after weighment of consignment at weighbridge:

******** Instructions regarding issue of RR and weighment of rakes/wagons have been reviewed in Board’s office and it has been decided that Zonal Railways should follow the instructions/procedure as given below for weighment of rakes/wagons and issue of RR:- A.

Instructions

COM of each Railway will immediately notify the Associated weighbridge(s) at which rakes loaded at each loading point for each stream are required to be weighed and advise the same to all Zonal Railways and Board’s office. Approval of the COM of the concerned Zonal Railway should be taken if the Associated weighbridge lies in other Zonal Railway. Weighbridges which have been planned or are being planned, but are yet to be installed may also be notified. Weighment of loading done at stations served by these weighbridges till these become operational, will be done at an alternative weighbridge only if it is operationally not inconvenient as certified by COM of the Railway.

COM of each Railway will also notify Alternate Associated Weighbridge where weighment will be done if the Associated weighbridge is defective and advise the same to all Zonal Railways and Board’s office. Approval of the COM of the concerned Zonal Railway should be taken if the Alternate Associated weighbridge lies in other Zonal Railway. Weighbridges which have been planned or are being planned, but are yet to be installed may also be notified.

A reliable means of communication should be set up between the Associated and Alternate Associated weighbridges and the corresponding loading point for communicating results of the weighment to the loading point.

Means of communication mentioned above could be a FAX to begin with.

Eventually, it has to be upgraded to inter-system communication between the weighbridge and the TMS module of FOIS. FOIS will provide TMS terminal at every weighbridge location. Railway should advise the commissioning of communication system at the weighbridge station, immediately after its commissioning.

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1.1 However, if FOIS terminal is provided at the weighbridge station but interface between weighbridge and TMS is not developed, weighbridge staff should enter the weighment of wagons/rakes manually in the TMS module of FOIS provided at weighbridge station.

FOIS will develop an interface between the weighbridge and TMS so that the weighment information is directly transmitted from weighbridge to the TMS system.

Procedure for weighment of wagons/rakes and issue of RR

1. Loading point will prepare Vehicle Guidance (VG) in duplicate duly indicating the wagon No., CC, Tare, Consignor, Consignee etc and will hand over to the guard.

This will be ensured by Station Supervisor/Goods supervisor of the concerned loading point.

2. The guards of the train will handover one copy of Vehicle Guidance (VG) to weighbridge clerk at weighment point. The weighbridge clerk will weigh the wagons duly indicating all the records of CC, Tare etc. The result of the weighment should be communicated to the loading point.

1. Weighment information from the Associated weighbridge location will be furnished to the loading point immediately. RR should be prepared in terms of Para 1451(c) of IRCM, Vol. II. which is being modified and Para 1451(d) of IRCM, Vol. II which is being inserted as under:

1451(c) “ There should be no undue delay in the issue of Railway Receipts to consignors.

Railway Receipts should normally be made over to the consignor within 24 hours from loading of the consignment. Concerned DCM/Sr. DCM of the loading points may however permit issuance of Railway Receipt not later than 48 hours from the time of completion of loading of goods to ensure that Railway Receipt is prepared on

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