Military Traffic

Military Traffic:-

Construction and maintenance of sidings in Military areas is done by Railway. All expenditure will be debited to Defence Department. Only Military Traffic is booked from these siding. Railway employees look after the work at these sidings. Payment is borne by Defence department. Traffic offered by all three wings - Army, Navy and Air Force is included. Military traffic includes all types of Military Stores.

1. While booking traffic from Military sidings, Sidings charges will be collected on actual trip time basis at public tariff.

2. Indents will have to be registered for supply of wagons in Military Traffic as well.

3. Wagon registration fee will not be collected.

4. Military traffic is booked under Priority ‘A’.

5. Demurrage wharfage and over dimensional consignment charges will be collected at public tariff.

6. All registers which are normally maintained at goods shed, are maintained at Military sidings as well. Balance sheet will be prepared at siding and will be sent to accounts office an nominated date.

Rates of Military Traffic:-

1. For Military traffic, freight will be charged at following classes for train load.

a. Class LR1 - When loaded in Military wagons.(class 120 for wagon load)

b. Class 110 - When loaded in General Service wagons.(class 150for wagon load)

2. Freight will be charged on permissible carrying capacity of wagons.

3. Freight will be charged at wagon load class rate, in case wagons less than standard Rake size is indented for.

Questions:

Write in details -

1. General Rules for booking of live stock

2. Rules for booking and handling of dangerous and explosive goods.

3. Rules for booking of contraband and intoxicating goods.

4. Rules for booking of offensive goods.