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Placement Timings for working a siding - ‘ standardisation ofe

TC-I/1089/69/Placement Timing · 1977-01-19
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Circular numberTC-I/1089/69/Placement Timing
File numberTC-I/1089/69/Placement Timing
Date1977-01-19
TypeRailway Board Rates Circular / Letter
Topicfreight
Official sourcewww.indianrailways.gov.in

Summary

Placement Timings for working a siding - ‘ standardisation ofe (a) The trip time should be arrived at on the basis of ३

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| (Railway Board) NoeTC1/1089/69/Placement Timings New Delhi,dated 1? ~1-1977

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I . Sub: Placement Timings for working a siding - ‘ standardisation ofe

Ref: Correspondence ending with Board's letter NoeTC1/1089/72/2 dated 15+9+1976-

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} आए कि ee Where Siding chargcs are recovered on per trip basis’ ™ °.

है. | on private/assisted sidings, the siding charge is computed on the.

है. | besis of the time taken per trip and the shunting hour cost. The‘!

@ ' alj-indéin shunting hour cost has alrcady becn nokificd to the ae Potlvayse In regardy howcver, to the computation of the trip timc, there secms to be no uniformity on reilways and this matter...

wee misc raised in the last mecting of the %MeShcld on 24-9+76. +.

a 2. The following guidclincs arc laid down in rcgard to arriving at the trip time: ,

(a) The trip time should be arrived at on the basis of ३ placemcnt trials in respect of each siding» Fe.

The Reilway should laydown a starting point for the aes operation of placement of wagons in the sidings» “aes This should normally be the middle of the goods shed ;

- eoneernec or the middle of the station or a nominated hee point from where the engine starts to make the round ap eo trip to the siding and back. oR

(b)

The whole operation is a round trip from ths starting | point to the termination of the operation at tho samc.

point. "पु,

For purposc of siding charges the various functions. 2.

‘performcd eftcr the engine lcaves the ecntre of the |

goods shec/station or nominated point constitutes tho

besis for the trip times Any marshalling or sorting

out that may be done prior to this, even if it

कट] 8665 to the traffic of the customer, should not =~

be legitimately includcd in the cal edlation.of the trip - 106

Any unforcscen or extra-orcinary factor that may eausc dclay as a part of the normal working conditions. _ must bc allowed for as a part of the trip time in ao

- shunting opcratibns providcd it takes plecc within the: - round trip from the ccntre of the goods shed/station/~ °- Nominetcd point and back to the sauce "हा However, the time occupicd on loconotive autics like © watering of enginc, refuclling of cngine, change of crow or ercation of vacuum should not be includcd in the i trip timce If any mechanical cefccts have to ba repaircd this time should not also be taken into accounts (The presumption is that the customer should be given the scrviccs of a ralilwey cngineg in fit ~~ condition to Go the work of placcuacnt and romoval उ. ०9०.

t should be given properly fucllcd, watcree and in .- Lit condition to work). (22 .

Please ncknowlcdge receipt. (2: | कि "J bepi rectors Traffic Commi-(B)I, Rly -Bo4q

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