IRCM Vol-2, Chapter 16 Clearance of Traffic in Small PDF

11/22/24, 10:49 AM CHAPTER XVI CLEARANCE OF TRAFFIC IN SMALLS CHAPTER XVI CLEARANCE OF TRAFFIC IN SMALLS' AND WORKING OF REPACKING AND...

11/22/24, 10:49 AM CHAPTER XVI CLEARANCE OF TRAFFIC IN SMALLS CHAPTER XVI CLEARANCE OF TRAFFIC IN SMALLS' AND WORKING OF REPACKING AND TRANSHIPMENT SHEDS 1601. Traffic in 'smalls'.—A 'smalls' consignment is any consignment that constitutes Jess than a wagon load consignment/Train load consignment. 1602. Non-observance of the instructions laid down for the clearance of traffic in smalls leads to unnecessary handling (involving expenses), unavoidable detention to stock and traffic, uneconomic use of wagons and loss of or damage to goods. The staff should, therefore carefully study and observe the instructions laid down in this Chapter, as also any other detailed instructions issued by the individual railway administrations on the subject. 1603. Principles governing clearance of traffic in 'smalls'.—The main principles governing the clear of traffic in 'smalls' are— (a) to have the consignments carried, quickly and safely, from the starting station to the destination station; (b) to endeavor to increase the load of vans by loading to the farthest repack point and to avoid transhipment/repacking en route, as far as possible; and (c) to get the best possible load for wagons and thus economize in' their use. 1604. Through Sealed Van (T. S. V.).—Every effort should at first be made to clear traffic in 'smalls' in a Through Sealed Van which may be sealed direct to destination provided a minimum load as referred to in para 1609 below can be obtained. All traffic to the particular destination may be collected for one or two days, if necessary, so that the maximum possible load is given to the Through Sealed Van which should then be, sealed direct to the destination. 1605. Two Stations Sealed Van (T. S. S. V.).— When Smalls for any two stations on the same engine run are sufficient to make up a wagon load, they may be loaded in one wagon and the wagon sealed to the first station. The first station should not be one where packages cannot be unloaded directly from the van goods train. After the consignments for the first station are unloaded, packages, if any, for the second station may be picked up in the van at the first station and the van sealed to the second station. These vans may be prepared for clearance of traffic to local stations only. Note.—Stations at which packages cannot he loaded/unloaded directly from the van goods train will be notified by each railway administration. 1606. Section Sealed Van (S. S, V.).—If there is no chance of obtaining the prescribed minimum load either for a TSV or for a TSSV in one or two days, traffic in smalls may be dispatched in a S. S. Vs. provided the prescribed minimum load for a van can be obtained for that section. Each railway will prescribe and notify the sections for which vans can be prepared. The labels of the S. S. Vs. should indicate the station from which these vans are to be attached to a van goods train as laid down in para 1540. As laid down in para 1539, station wise summary of packages loaded in such S. S. V. should be prepared on the reverse side of wagon labels for ready reference of the staff so that the van may be opened only at the repacking station and not earlier. The S. S. Vs. will automatically become Section or Collecting Road Vans when they enter the section for which they are sealed. Such S. S, Vs. should not contain packages for the commencing station of the particular serving section. 1607. Junction Sealed Van (J. S. V.)—Traffic in 'small' which cannot be cleared in a T.S.V., T.S.S.V. or S. S. V. may be cleared in a J. S. V. which may be prepared and sealed direct to a repacking or a transhipment shed en route, provided the prescribed minimum load, vide para 1609, can be obtained. Every effort should be made here again to obtain the maximum possible load for the J.S.V. by collecting traffic for one or two days, if necessary. The traffic to be loaded in a J.S.V. should be such as should be dealt with at the transshipment repacking station concerned https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch16_data.htm#1601. 1/5 11/22/24, 10:49 AM CHAPTER XVI CLEARANCE OF TRAFFIC IN SMALLS as notified by the railway administration vide para 1610 below. 1608. Section or Collecting Road Van (S. R. V. or C. R.) Vans running of van goods trains.— Traffic in Smalls' which cannot be cleared by any of the above methods must be cleared in a Section or collecting Road Van in the charge of a Guard or a Van Goods Clerk. Instructions regarding preparation of these vans and running of van goods trains are issued by individual railway administrations. 1609. Min weight for preparing a T.S.V., T.S.S.V., J.S.V. or S.S.V.—(a) the minimum weight "for preparing a Broad Gauge, Meter Gauge and Narrow Gauge 4-wheeled wagon as a T.S.V., T.S.S.V., J.S.V. or S.S.V. is 100, 60 and 35 quintals, 55, 35, 18 quintals, 100, 60, 35 quintals and 50, 40, 12 quintals respectively. In the case of 6-wheeled and bogie wagons, the minimum weight will be proportionately higher, i.e., 1-1/2 times for a 6-wheeled and 2 times for a bogie wagon. (b) If, however, for a particular commodity, a lesser weight condition is prescribed in the I.R.C.A. Goods Tariff for charging it as a wagon load, such lesser weight will also be the minimum weight for preparing a T.S.V., T.S.S.V., J.S.V. or S.S.V. (c) In case of mixed consignments referred to in (a) and (b) above, the minimum weight for preparing a T.S.V., T.S.S.V., J.S.V. or S.S.V. will be reduced proportionately. 1610. General instructions for the preparation of Junction Sealed Vans and Section Road Vans.—Each repacking shed is primarily meant for a particular section. As far as possible, packages for stations on that particular section only should be sent to that shed for handling. However, if sufficient load is not available, packages for sections beyond may be loaded to utilize the wagon to its full capacity. A list of repacking and transhipment sheds showing the sections, which each of these sheds serve, will be separately supplied to the staff by individual railway administrations. 1611. Loading of packages in the vans should be so arranged that no difficulty is caused in their unloading at wayside stations en route or in their sorting out at the repacking and transshipment sheds. Thus, consignments should be placed in such a way that the railway marks are clearly visible, packages are placed in station order, i,e, consignments for the first station loaded nearest to the door on the destination station side, and so on; sufficient space should be left near the doorways etc. 1612. As far as possible, local and transit packages should be loaded in separate vans, which should be labelled accordingly. In case it becomes necessary to load both local and transit packages in the same van, it may be labelled as a J.S.V. and not" as a T.S.V. 1613. The instructions contained in paras 1534 and 1535 regarding preparation of summaries by the starting stations for 'smalls' carried in vans should be carefully observed. 1614. Nominated loading.—To ensure that traffic reaches destinations in the shortest possible time and also to ensure maximum utilisation of wagons, specified days may be notified by the railway administration for acceptance of traffic in 'smalls' for particular stations or sections. This system of nominated loading is particularly suited for adoption at large sheds, where actual experience has shown that sufficient volume of traffic will be offered without undue delay for the selected destinations. The co-operation of traders is essential and the benefits they drive from this system must be explained to them. 1615. Nominated system of loading may also be extended with discretion to repacking and transhipment sheds, where it is possible to obtain the minimum wagon loads referred to in para 1609 above, for specific destinations, by collecting goods for a day or two 1616. Divisional Railway Manager should keep a watch on the trend of traffic and wherever it is possible, introduce the system of nominated loading provided this does not result in the diversion of traffic to other means of transport or does not create difficulties with the users or does not fail https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch16_data.htm#1601. 2/5 11/22/24, 10:49 AM CHAPTER XVI CLEARANCE OF TRAFFIC IN SMALLS to cater to the total traffic offerings. 1617. To enable the nominated system of loading to operate successfully, it is essential that suitable arrangements are made for arranging required supply of wagons. For this, Station Masters must keep close contact with stock control. 1618. A statement showing the days for loading to particular stations or to particular repacking and transhipment sheds must be exhibited on the goods shed notice boards. 1619. Working of transhipment and repacking sheds.—A large number of compensation claims paid can be directly attributed to inefficient transhipment and to thefts at the transhipment and repacking sheds. Efficient working arrangements at transhipment and repacking sheds are very essential aspects of movement of goods traffic in 'smalls'. 1620. All vans received from different directions should be placed in the transit shed before the commencement of its working hours. Normally, the vans requiring handling during the day should be placed in one lot. If, however, the vans of different trains so arrive that, in the absence of further placement, they are liable to suffer detent on, subsequent placement may be arranged at suitable timings and in such a way that the repacking work already going on does not suffer. 1621. To ensure smooth transhipment/repacking, empties should be placed simultaneously with loaded wagons to the extent necessary. 1622. Vans containing explosives and other dangerous goods should be placed away from vans containing general goods according to instructions laid down. 1623. The general work of repacking for the day should be planned in advance in the early hours of the morning. The Head Transhipment/Transit Clerk should arrange to open the vans, take out the summaries, analyse the loads and lay out the general plan of grouping the loads to different destinations or sections with a view to obtain the best possible load for vans for each destination or section. 1624. The number of inward vans to be transshipped, which may be allotted to each Transhipment Clerk daily, must be judiciously decided upon; an excessive allotment will result in errors and confusion. 1625. (a) Sufficient contractor's labour, wherever handling labour is provided by a contractor according to an agreement, should be available at the repacking and transhipment sheds. If there is any shortage of labour, the matter should be immediately brought to. the notice of the Divisional Office. (b) If the handling contractor's agreement provides payment on the basis of the number of labourers supplied, the actual number of labourers provided and the period for which they worked should be recorded in the transhipment register and the signature of the contractor or his authorized agent obtained immediately against the entry to avoid any subsequent disputes. 1626. (a) The instructions contained in Chapter XV, regarding selecting and cleaning of wagons and precautions to be taken when loading a wagon, should also be observed by the staff employed 2'the repacking and transhipment sheds. (b) Similarly, procedure in regard to sealing, riveting, labeling, tallying, dealing with deficiencies, maintenance of wagon transfer registers, etc., appearing elsewhere in this Manual should be followed at the repacking and transhipment stations also. 1627. Co-operation between the yard staff and the staff employed in the repacking and transhipment sheds is important and must be ensured. 1628. As laid down in para 1580, the details of transfer of package from one wagon to another at the repacking and transhipment sheds should be entered in the transhipment register M Form Com.T-27. https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch16_data.htm#1601. 3/5 11/22/24, 10:49 AM CHAPTER XVI CLEARANCE OF TRAFFIC IN SMALLS 1629. The repacking stations must send by first passenger or mail train to the receiving stations, a repacking advice slip in Form Com./R-18 showing the number of wagons into which all large or broken consignments have been loaded by the repacking station. 1630. Transfer of smalls from repacking or transshipment sheds to local goods sheds and vice versa should be done by hand-borrows, trolleys or elevators. Where mechanical transfer arrangements, like battery operated trucks, etc, are provided these should be used. When such transfer involves crossing of the yards not provided with subway or pathway and the manual lifting via over bridges, where provided, is considered uneconomical, the Divisional Railway Manager may allow a certain number of uneconomical wagons for transferring the packages. Such wagons should be stenciled 'TO PLY BETWEEN REPACK-ING/TRANSHIPMENT SHED AND GOODS SHED ONLY'. 1631. The Station Masters and Chief Goods Superintendent where provided, are personally responsible to ensure that the maintenance of records at the repacking and transhipment sheds receives adequate attention. Important registers, such as, the wagon transfer registers, transhipment registers, damage and deficiency message register, wagon exchange books, tally books, summaries, etc., should be carefully maintained and preserved at all transhipment and repacking stations. 1632. Miscellaneous instructions.—The Station Masters should advice the Control, at an hour laid down by the Divisional Railway Manager, the number and weight of smalls to be despatched, together with their destination or direction of despatch. The Section Controller will consolidate the information and pass it on to the starting station of the van goods trains for attaching necessary empties and issue of work order to the Van Goods Clerk, 1633. The Van Goods Clerk should carefully study the work order vis-a-vis the summarifcs of the S.R.Vs./ C.R.Vs. on train and the number of empties placed at his disposal and plan the clearance of smalls from the wayside stations. He should advise the Control at the starting station about the number of packages and special unloading instructions, if required, for unloading at each station separately, together with the number and position of vans from which such packages are to be unloaded. He will also advise the Control, the number and position of vans in which he proposes to clear the smalls from the roadside stations. 1634. Before the arrival of the van goods trains at a station, the Control will pass on the information received by him from the Van Goods Clerk, vide para 1633, to the Station Master, who should arrange to keep the outward packages in proper position together with his staff in readiness for loading and unloading within the minimum possible time. 1635. The Van Goods Clerk must clear all the packages offered at stations en route. if any packages are not picked up, he must record clear reasons for the same in the station loading book over his dated signature. A report of such cases must be made by the Station Master to the Divisional Railway Manager. 1636. The Van Goods Clerk should take over the packages in S.R.Vs./C.R.Vs. by actual count and check the condition of packages with relevant entries in the van summaries. Unless open charge is given to him at the starting station, he should open the vans in the presence of Goods Clerk or Station Master on duty at the first convenient station and report deficiencies, if any, by wire to the sealing station. 1637. To achieve better load, the Van Goods Clerk should endeavour to prepare as many T.S. Vs. T. S. S. Vs., J, S. Vs. and S. S. Vs. as he can, by repacking the S. R. Vs. and C. R. Vs, en route. He should plan out the preparation of the vans from the van summaries during the run of the tram and do the actual repacking at the first station where there is time to do so. for this purpose, he should remain in touch with the Control and Guard of the train to find out the stoppages during which he could conveniently do the repacking. 1638. The Traffic and Commercial Inspectors should frequently travel by van goods trains to ensure that the arrangements for dealing with 'smalls' ate adequate and proper, They should watch the working of traveling and stationary staff with regard to preparation of vans, clearance of traffic and repacking of vans on the run. They should also review the trend of traffic from time https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch16_data.htm#1601. 4/5 11/22/24, 10:49 AM CHAPTER XVI CLEARANCE OF TRAFFIC IN SMALLS to time and if necessary, suggest revision in the acceptance and clearance arrangements with a view to reduce the transit time and increase the utility of the stock https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/CommManual-II/commercialmanualIIch16_data.htm#1601. 5/5