Unified Coaching Theory English PDF

CHAPTER 9 :- BOOKING OF LIVESTOCK ________________________________________________________________________ Livestock is booked at Scale ‘L+25%’ in brake van Booking of Dog: A) Booking of Dog with the Passenger: - 1. Passenger can book a dog along with them in AC First Class and First Class. 2. 4 b...

CHAPTER 9 :- BOOKING OF LIVESTOCK ________________________________________________________________________ Livestock is booked at Scale ‘L+25%’ in brake van Booking of Dog: A) Booking of Dog with the Passenger: - 1. Passenger can book a dog along with them in AC First Class and First Class. 2. 4 berths or 2 berths Coupe or Compartment should be reserved. 3. Passengers of all other classes are not permitted to carry dog along with them. 4. Charges will be levied as per ‘L’ scale on minimum chargeable weight of 60 kg and minimum freight will be Rs. 30/-. 5. A blind person can book a “Seeing Eye” dog along with him in I st class. Minimum chargeable weight will be 30 kg and minimum freight will be Rs.30/-. 6. 2% development charge is collected separately. 7. 5% GST levied on charges. 8. Online dog booking can now be done through PMS and IRCTC as well. 9. PRS and NGeT will provide API (Application Programming Interface) facility for PNR enquiry so that a coupe of 2 or 4 berths can be allotted to the passenger. B) In Brake Van: 1. Forwarding Note Com 627 F should be filled in for booking dog in brake van. 2. Passenger of any class can book dog in brake van (in dog box,minimum chargeable weight will be 30 kg) 3. If the passenger wants to pay the percentage charges on excess value, then he should declare right value of the dog on Forwarding Note. 4. After payment of percentage charges, Railways liability will be up to the declared value otherwise it will be Rs. 120/- per dog. 5. The colour, breed, gender etc of the dog must be declared on the forwarding Note. 6. The dog must be provided with collars and chains and label should be tied on neck 7. The dog will be charged at ‘L+ 25%’ scale and minimum freight will be Rs. 30/- per dog. 8. The minimum chargeable weight of the dog in Brake van will be 30 kg per dog. 9. The minimum chargeable weight of the dog in the AC First Class Passenger compartment will be 60 kg per dog. 158  10. Owner should make their own arrangements for food and water for the dogs during the journey. 11. Dogs will be carried in dog box of Guard brake. Un-booked Dog with Passenger: a. If detected in AC First Class and First Class – Charges will be levied for entire distance at six times of ‘L’ scale on chargeable weight of 60 kg per dog, subject to a minimum of Rs. 50/- per dog. b. If detected in Other Classes with passenger - Charges will be levied for entire distance at six times of ‘L’ scale on chargeable weight of 30 kg per dog, subject to a minimum of Rs. 50/- per dog. c. If detected with blind person alone in First Class – Charges will be levied for entire distance at six times of ‘L’ scale on chargeable weight of 30 kg per dog, subject to a minimum of Rs. 50/- per dog. Online booking of Dog and Cat 1. Online booking of Dog/Cat in First AC/First class through IRCTC website shall be allowed for both e-tickets as well as counter tickets on the same terms and conditions presently applicable for booking of dog/cat in 1st AC/1st Class. 2. Booking of dog/cat shall be allowed only after preparation of first chart and before preparation of second chart. 3. No refund of freight charges for booking of dog/cat shall be admissible even in the case of train cancellation/late running of trains more than 3 hours etc. However, refund of passenger fare shall be continued as per extant rule. 4. During online booking of dog, pop up message shall be shown "No refund of freight shall be admissible once dog/cat is booked online, therefore running/cancellation status of trains must be checked before booking." 5. Freight charges for booking of dog/cat in First AC/First class shall be same as per extant rules. 6. The SMS for online booking of dog/cat should be sent to the passenger. Further, position regarding online booking of dog/ cat should also be indicated in the 2nd chart being generated for information of the TTE. 7. The passenger, who is online booking online for transportation of the dog/catmust submit a declaration that the dog/cat is fit to travel and is fully vaccinated. Also, they will take utmost care so that other passengers of the coach are not inconvenienced. 159 8. Maximum one dog per passenger on the same PNR shall be carried in AC-1/ FC compartment only, subject to the condition that the whole compartment/coupe (2 berths or 4 berths) is booked by the passenger or the group of passengers for his/her /their exclusive use. Booking of Small Animal / Bird (Except Poultry): Like Puppy, Cat, Parrot, Pigeon etc. A. In Brake Van: IRCA CT No. 25 P-I V-III Rule No. 414 1. If booked in brake van, must be in basket or cage. 2. Freight will be collected at scale L on actual weight or weight by dimension, whichever is higher. B. Along with the Passenger in the Compartment: IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 25 P-I V-III Rule No. 415 Small birds or animals are not allowed to be carried in air-conditioned classes, but can be carried in other classes. Exception -Kittens and puppies. Kittens and puppies shall be allowed to carry on owners risk in basket with the permission of station master as per prescribed freight chargesin all classes. No consent of fellow passenger shall be required in this case. (Charges as per existing rules) 1. When in basket or cage - Chargeable weight will be 20 kg per animal/bird. Freight will be collected at ‘L’ scale. Minimum charges will be Rs. 30. 2. When loose -Chargeable weight will be 40 kg per animal/bird. Freight will be collected at ‘L’ scale. Minimum charges will be Rs. 30/-. When detected unbooked: a. When in basket or cage - Charges will be levied on 20 kg chargeable weight per animal/bird at six times of the ‘L’ scale upto the point of detection and for onward journey charges will be levied on 20 kg chargeable weight per animal/bird at two times of the ‘L’ scale, subject to a minimum of Rs. 50/- per animal/bird. b.When loose - Charges will be levied on 40 kg chargeable weight per animal/bird at six times of the ‘L’ scale up to the point of detection and for onward journey charges will be levied on 40 kg chargeable weight per animal/bird at two times of the ‘L’ scale, subject to a minimum of Rs. 50/- per animal/bird. Booking of Live Poultry: IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 25, P-I, V-III, Rule No. 421 1. Live poultry can be booked only in Brake van. 2. They must be in basket or cage. 160 3. The diameter of the basket should be 100 cm and height should be 30 cm. 4. Chargeable weight will be 40 kg per basket. Freight will be collected as per ‘L”scale. 5. It will be booked at owner’s risk. If booked at railway risk, 50% extra freight will be levied. 6. Prepayment of freight is compulsory. 7. 2% DC will be collected. 8. Following number of live poultry / ducks can be loaded in each receptacle: Size of Birds Fowls Duck Large 30 18 Medium 40 27 Small 60 60 When detected un-booked: a. When in basket or cage - Charges will be levied on 20 kg chargeable weight per poultry at six times of the ‘L’ scale upto the point of detection and.for onward journey charges will be levied on 40 kg chargeable weight per receptacle at train’s scale, subject to minimum total charges of Rs. 50/- and it will be removed to the brake van. b. When loose - Charges will be levied on 40 kg chargeable weight per poultry at six times of the ‘L’ scale upto the point of detection and for onward journey charges will be levied on 30 kg chargeable weight per poultry at train’s scale, subject to a minimum of Rs. 50/-. Booking of Chicks: IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 25, P-I, V-III, Rule No. 421[Note] 1. One day old chicks can be accepted for the transport by Railways. 2. They will be carried in brake van only. 3. They should be in corrugated card board boxes. 4. The minimum length of the container should be 60 cms, width may vary from 40 to 45 cms and length may vary from 12 to 20 cms. 5. The maximum number of chicks in a container should not exceed104. 6. The transportation period should not exceed 30 hours. 7. Freight will be collected on actual weight or weight by dimension whichever is higher, according to the “L”scale. Booking of Sheep / Pig/ Goat / Calves IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 25, P-I, V-III, Rule No. 413 1. Forwarding Note Com. 627 F should be filled in for booking of Sheep / Goat / Pig / Calves. 161 2. They will be carried only in brake van. 3. Minimum chargeable weight will be 40 kg. per animal. 4. Freight will be collected as per “L” scale. 5. Minimum charges will be Rs 30 per animal. 6. If detected with the passenger, six times of the ‘L’ scale will be charged up to the point of detection. For onward journey, freight will be collected at 40 kg per animal and will be shifted to brake van. 162