✨ Railway Freight Rates
GOODS
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78. Class P
- Minimum Loads of goods chargeable at Class P will be as follows:
| | Each LA or XC Wagon | Each KP, KS or XP Wagon | Each LC Wagon | Each NC or NF Wagon | Each RB Wagon | Each Bogie Wagon n.o.s.
|---|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|
| | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes
| Wheat | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 12
| Oats, barley | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12
| Goods in Class P n.o.s. | 6 | 6 | 7½ | 7½ | 12 | 10
Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or in accordance with paragraph 2 hereof. - Goods classified Class P not complying with the minimum loads specified in paragraph 1 hereof but complying with the following minimum loads will be charged Class P plus 25 percent:
| | Each XA or MC Wagon | Each LA, KP, KS, or XP Wagon | Each LC, NC, or NF Wagon | Each RB Wagon | Each Bogie Wagon n.o.s.
|---|-----------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|----------------------|
| | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes
| Wheat, oats, barley | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8
| Goods in Class P n.o.s. | 3½ | 4½ | 5½ | 9 | 7
Any less quantity will be charged at such minimum or on actual weight at Class P plus 50 percent, whichever is cheaper.
Small lots will be charged at Class E plus 50 percent rates as set out in section 71 Small Lots Scale. - The charge at Class P single rate with loading and/or unloading charges added shall not be greater than when computed at Class D rate.
- Handling and tallying—The department may require all loading, unloading, or tallying to be performed by the owners. Where loading, unloading or tallying is performed by the department, the following charges will be made:
| Charge per Tonne | Minimum Charge |
|---|---------------|
| $ | c |
| Loading or unloading and including tallying where performed | 1.34 | 72 |
| Tallying without handling | 0.53 | 54 |
EXCEPTION—No charge will be made for loading, unloading, or tallying when goods are charged at Class P plus 25 or 50 percent.
GOODS
131 - Class Q
- Minimum Loads of goods chargeable at Class Q rate will be as follows:
| | Each MA, MC, XA Wagon | Each NC, or NF Wagon | Each KC, KP, KS, LA, XC, or XP Wagon | Each RB, UP, UR, US, LC Wagon | Each ZP Wagon
|---|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
| | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes | Tonnes
| Concrete products as under— Airbricks, bricks, building blocks, cell blocks, crib blocks, paving slabs or tiles, or ventilators | 6 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 20
| Earthenware products as under— Building blocks, bricks, flooring filler blocks, flooring planks, flooring tiles, or quarries (unglazed) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12½ | 20
| Sand, shingle, stone (rough) or chalk | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18
| Clay, lime, or limestone | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18
| Goods in Class Q, not otherwise specified | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18 - Minimum Charges—Except where otherwise specified, any less quantity than the minimum prescribed will be charged at such minimum or on actual weight at Class E plus 50 percent whichever is cheaper.
- Handling—The department may require all loading, unloading, or tallying, to be performed by the owners. Where any such service is performed by the department charges as provided in section 122 will be made.
- General—Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this section, the department may require all wagons containing goods of Class Q to be loaded to full carrying capacity, provided the gauge limit is not exceeded.
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