Unloading of goods

Unloading register:-

Details of inward consignments are recorded in unloading register. Following columns are there in this book -

1. Invoice number.

2. Railway receipt number and date

3. From Station

4. Wagon Nos.

5. Owing 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. Signature of unloading supervisor

16. 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 delivery of excess fright is shown, the same should be mentioned in the column of overcharges. In case of to pay fright, correct fright will be collected by deducting over charges. But in case of paid freight over charges will be refunded by Chief Claim officer. 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.

Unloading of goods:-

Wagons will be place in good shed for unloading. Details of 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 been 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 packers 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 then 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.

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 - ₹. 7500/wagon

2. For 8 wheeler MG wagon - ₹. 1500/wagon

If weight bridge is not available at destination station the wagons will be sent to nearest station having weight bridge, for which haulage charges will be collected as under -

1. For 8 wheeler BG wagon - ₹. 7500/wagon

2. For 8 wheeler MG wagon - ₹. 1500/wagon