New Zealand Gazette – 1973 – No. 112

Page 2614

✨ Railway Freight Charges



GOODS
168

  1. Check and Empty Railway Wagons: Bogie and Special Wagons

  2. Check wagons and empty railway wagons (other than petrol-tank wagons) hauled on their own wheels will be charged as follows; bogie wagons will be charged double rates:

Kilometres Not Exceeding Charge per Wagon $ Kilometres Not Exceeding Charge per Wagon $ Kilometres Not Exceeding Charges per Wagon $
20 6.10 110 15.45 358 38.67
23 6.10 114 15.70 374 40.20
26 6.10 122 16.45 390 41.73
29 6.10 130 17.21 406 43.26
32 6.10 138 17.97 422 44.79
35 6.10 146 18.73 438 46.32
38 6.10 154 19.49 454 47.84
41 6.10 162 20.25 470 49.37
44 6.55 170 21.01 486 50.90
47 7.00 178 21.77 502 52.43
50 7.45 186 22.54 518 53.96
53 7.90 194 23.30 534 55.49
56 8.35 202 24.06 550 57.02
59 8.80 210 24.82 566 58.54
62 9.25 218 25.58 582 60.07
65 9.70 226 26.34 598 61.60
68 10.15 234 27.10 614 63.13
71 10.60 242 27.86 630 64.66
74 11.05 250 28.63 646 66.19
77 11.50 258 29.39 662 67.72
80 11.60 266 30.15 678 69.25
83 11.99 274 30.91 702 71.55
86 12.38 282 31.67 726 73.85
89 12.78 290 32.43
92 13.17 298 33.20
95 13.56 306 34.01
98 13.96 314 34.83
101 14.35 322 35.65
104 14.75 332 36.40
107 15.10 342 37.15

For each additional 24 km or fraction thereof beyond 726 km, $2.26 will be added.

GOODS
169

  1. Computation—Except in the case of timber or as otherwise provided, where the use of a check wagon or a bogie wagon is necessary owing to the length or other nature of goods whereby they cannot be loaded in a four-wheeled wagon the following methods of charging will apply:

(a) A consignment of 5 tonnes or more, loaded on a bogie wagon, or loaded on a four-wheeled wagon and one check wagon provided
No extra charge will be made on account of the check wagon or bogie wagon being necessary.

(b) A consignment of less than 5 tonnes loaded on a bogie wagon, or loaded on a four-wheeled wagon and one check wagon provided
Charge as for 5 tonnes at the appropriate rate for the commodity.

(c) Check wagons additional to the wagons specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) hereof
Charge for the additional check wagons used.

Separate consignments loaded in the same bogie wagon or in a four-wheeled wagon plus a check wagon by the same or different consignors at the one forwarding station to the same or different consignees at the one destination station will be grouped for the purpose of calculating the minimum of 5 tonnes. Any weight deficiency to make up the minimum is to be apportioned equally between the consignments which required the use of such wagon(s).

  1. Special Wagons—(a) Empty petrol-tank wagons will be conveyed under the provisions of section 89, paragraph 3.

(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 section 68.

(c) Well wagons (Up and UDK class) are specially designed for the conveyance of unusually heavy and/or bulky articles. Where, owing to the nature of the goods, the use of a well wagon is required, railage charges will be computed as under:
On actual weight at the appropriate classified rate or at the rate of 62c per loaded wagon-km whichever is the greater with a minimum charge per wagon of $88. Way and Works Branch charges for any material supplied and the cost incurred where it is necessary for a member to accompany the load during transit will be additional.

The minimum charge of $88 per wagon will also apply to goods conveyed on well wagons and charged under the provisions of section 96, paragraphs 4 (a) and (b).

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 112
2614

ORIGINAL PAGE 1/4/74



Next Page →

PDF embedding disabled (Crown copyright)

View this page online at:


VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1973, No 112


NZLII — PDF NZ Gazette 1973, No 112




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Demurrage Charges for Wagons (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Demurrage Charges, Wagons, Tarpaulins, Unloading, Shipping Traffic, Liability

🚂 Railway Freight Charges for Check and Empty Wagons

🚂 Transport & Communications
Freight Charges, Check Wagons, Empty Wagons, Bogie Wagons, Special Wagons, Petrol-Tank Wagons, Plate Glass, Well Wagons