New Zealand Gazette – 1952 – No. 26

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✨ Railway Regulations



APRIL 9] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

GOODS.

  1. Computation.-Except in the case of timber and as otherwise provided, where it is necessary to use a check wagon owing to the length of goods, or a bogie wagon is specially provided owing to the length or other nature of goods whereby they cannot be loaded on a four-wheeled wagon (referred to hereafter as "long" articles), the following charges will be applicable :-

Details. Charges.
(a) Consignment of 4 tons or more-
(i) Loaded on a four-wheeled wagon and No charge will be made for the check wagon.
one check wagon provided.
(ii) Loaded on a bogie wagon .. No extra charge will be made on account of a bogie wagon being necessary.
(b) Consignments of less than 4 tons loaded on a Charge as for 4 tons, or on actual weight plus
four-wheeled wagon and one check wagon the charge for one check wagon, whichever provided; or loaded on a bogie wagon is cheaper.
(c) Check wagons additional to the wagons Charge for the check wagons used in addition specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) hereof. to the wagon or wagons on which the appropriate charges have been levied.
(d) One bogie wagon used for one or more con- No additional charge will be made for the signments which could not be loaded on a "long" articles, provided the wagon four-wheeled wagon, with or without other contains 4 tons or more in all. consignments, between the same stations When the wagon contains less than 4 tons,
the aggregate charges will not be less than the minimum amount which would have been payable on the "long" articles alone. Any amount to make up such minimum will be added equally to the charge(s) for the "long" articles.

  1. Special Wagons.--(a) Empty petrol-tank wagons will be conveyed under the provisions of Regulation 88, paragraph 5.
    (b) Consignments loaded on wagons specially designed for the carriage of plate glass will be charged according to the classified rate for "Glass, plate," vide Regulation 68.
    (c) Well wagons (UD Class) are specially designed for the conveyance of unusually heavy and/or bulky articles. The charges for the use of these wagons will be under special arrangement with the District Traffic Manager.

  2. Shunting Charges on Loads for Shipment

  3. The classified or local rates or haulage charges on goods for shipment cover the placing of the wagons containing such goods at the ship's side. Where a request is made to the Department, either before or after the wagons are placed at the ship's side, for the wagons to be sorted for a particular hold or port of discharge, and such sorting necessitates additional shunting work beyond that which would ordinarily be required to place such wagons at the ship's side, or where, owing to a ship moving to another berth, wagons which have already been placed at the ship's side require to be moved to the ship's side in its new berth, the additional service will be charged for at the rate of £3 4s. per hour; minimum charge, 16s. for each service.



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🚂 Special Trains for Goods and Live-stock (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Special Trains, Goods, Live-stock, Charges, Railway Regulations

🚂 Computation of Charges for Long Articles

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway Charges, Long Articles, Check Wagons, Bogie Wagons

🚂 Special Wagons Charges

🚂 Transport & Communications
Railway Charges, Special Wagons, Petrol-tank Wagons, Plate Glass, Well Wagons

🚂 Shunting Charges on Loads for Shipment

🚂 Transport & Communications
Shunting Charges, Shipments, Railway Regulations