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CHAPTER 5:- Unloading of Goods. _________________________________________________________________ Unloading register:- Details of inward consignments are recorded in unloading register. Following columns are there in this book - 1. Invoice number and date 2. Railway receipt number...

CHAPTER 5:- Unloading of Goods. _________________________________________________________________ Unloading register:- Details of inward consignments are recorded in unloading register. Following columns are there in this book - 1. Invoice number and date 2. Railway receipt number and date 3. From Station 4. Wagon Nos. 5. Owning railway 6. Type of wagon 7. Carrying capacity 8. Tare weight 9. Floor area 10. No of packages 11. Description of goods 12. Weight 13. Railway marking 14. Placement date and time of wagons for unloading goods shed. 15. Date & Time of completion of unloading 16. Signature of unloading supervisor 17. Remarks Checking of Inward invoices:- After receipt of inward invoices at destination station, they be checked with respect to distance, class race, chargeable weight, rate per tonne, calculation of freight, other charges and total freight. If less freight has been collected, the same should be mentioned in the column of undercharges which should be collected at the time of deliv ery of excess freight is shown, the same should be mentioned in the column of overcharges. In case of to pay freight, correct freight will be collected by deducting over charges. But in case of paid freight over charges will be refunded by Chief Claim off icer. After checking the inward invoice, entry will be done in inward invoice index register and delivery book. Inward invoices will be kept as record at destination station. 63 Unloading of goods:- Wagons will be place in good shed for unloading. Details o f wagons will be entered in stock book as well as and if found defective, seals will be opened in presence of RPF. All seals will be kept in safe custody. Goods will be unloaded and checked in presence of RPF. It will be seen as to whether packages have b een received in accordance with seal card and pocket level. At the time of unloading adequate preconditions should be observed, especially for valuable, dangerous and explosive goods etc. Similarly goods should be handled as per labels pasted on the packages. During unloading if packages are found broken or less of packages are received, goods should be reweighted and information should be given to forwarding and other concerned stations. Re-weighment of Goods:- Object: 1. To ascertain extent of shortage in damaged packages 2. Calculation of under charges 3. To prevent leakage of revenue. At all stations on receipt of damaged packages, they should be reweighed, Ten percent of the received inward consignment should be reweighed and entry should be made in re -weighment register. On reweighment, if excess weight is found undercharges will be collected and if less weight is found over charge will be refunded. In wagons load consignments if all packages are of similar weight, th en 10% packages will be reweighed. It all packages are not of equal size & weight, and then group will be formed of packages with similar size and weight. 10% package from each group will be weighed to arrive at weight of the entire consignment. As per section 79, If party request for reweighment of wagon load consignments, wagons will be weighed on weigh bridges and reweighment charges will be collected as under: 1. For 8 wheeler BG wagon - Rs. 7500/wagon 2. For 8 wheeler MG wagon - Rs. 1500/wagon 64 Damages and deficiency post card ( DDPC):- This is a printed card which is sent by post after writing required information and affixing service stamps. DDPC is issued in following conditions:- 1. Packages are received in broken condition 2. Packages are received in damaged condition. 3. Packages are received in leaking condition 4. Packages are received in torn condition. 5. Packages are received in loose condition. DDPC should be issued on the same day on which goods have been unloaded. DDPC should be addressed to the last sealing station, and its copy should be sent to all concerned stations, officers GRP & RPF. Following information will be written on DDPC: 1. Name of station issuing DDPC, date & time 2. DDPC No. 3. Wagon no, owning railway and type of w agon. 4. Description of seals - Type and condition 5. Total no. of packages. 6. No. of damaged packages. 7. Weight on reweighment of damaged packages 8. Position of damaged packages in the wagon 9. Wagon - WT / NWT 10. RPF number. DDPC will be signed by Station master and station stamp will be affixed. After issuing lost DDPC following remark will be passed in DDPC register. “Last DDPC No. ------ issued on date---- Next DDPC No.----- to be issued” Damage and Deficiency Message (DD Message):- Then this message will be written on a telegram form and sent. This message should be issued within 6 hrs of the time of opening the wagon. Telegraphic codes will be used at the time of issuing this message. 65 DD message is issued in following conditions: - a. Packages received short in number. b. Packages received excess in number. c. Packages exchanged. Following information will be written on DD message: - 1. Name of station issuing DD message, date & time. 2. DD message No. 3. Wagon No., owning Railway type of wagon. 4. Description of seals, type & conditions 5. Total no. of packages. 6. No of packages received short/excess/exchanged 7. Wagon - WT or NWT 8. RPF Number. After issuing last DD message following remark will be passed in the DD message register. “Last DD message No. ---- issued on date---, Next DD message no----- to be issued” As per extent of damage DDPC & DD message have been classified as under:- D1 - When the estimated loss of goods is more than ₹. 5000/ - D2 - When the estimated loss of goods is between ₹.2 000 to ₹.5000/- D3 - When the estimated loss of goods is less than Rs 2000/ - NIKOLO MESSAGE:- When all the seals of a wagon are found intact but packages in the wagon are found damaged or missing, than DDPC & DD message issued is known as NIKOLO MESAGE. WAGON TRANSFER REGISTER - (WTR) - The date and time at which the wagons are placed for unloading and also the date & time at which they are released after unloading should be recorded in this register, signature of the consignee/Agent should be obtained against the relevant entry immediately after placement & released in token of his acceptance of the correctness of the timings. 66 Gate Pass:- Gate pass is issued after delivery at some major stations, on the basis of which the merchant can take his goods outside the railway limits. There is a book of gate pass which has three pages of the same number - record, gate pass and receipt. Details of goods, number of pieces, railway marking and duration of gate pass will be written on the gate pass. Gate pass and receipt page will be given to the consignee. Out of which the emerald of the gate pass will be deposited at the gate of the goods warehouse. of goods based on the details mentioned on the gate pass 67