New Zealand Gazette – 1980 – No. 61

Page 1567

✨ Railway Goods Rates



No. 61 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1567

GOODS

  1. Motor Vehicles

This section is hereby revoked and the following new section substituted:

  1. Motor Vehicles

  2. Motor vehicles not otherwise specified, unpacked, which can be loaded in a four-wheeled wagon will be charged as follows:

Kilometres Not Exceeding Charge Per Vehicle Kilometres Not Exceeding Charge Per Vehicle Kilometres Not Exceeding Charge Per Vehicle
65 59.49 202 137.44 502 272.51
68 60.86 210 143.09 518 279.23
71 62.23 218 147.22 534 285.95
74 63.60 226 151.32 550 292.66
77 64.97 234 155.48 566 299.39
80 66.34 242 159.60 582 306.11
83 67.71 250 163.73 598 312.82
86 69.08 258 167.86 614 319.55
89 70.45 266 171.98 630 326.26
92 71.82 274 176.11 646 332.98
95 73.19 282 180.23 662 339.70
98 74.56 290 184.37 678 346.42
101 75.92 298 187.51 702 356.72
104 77.30 306 190.65 726 367.04
107 78.67 314 193.78 750 377.34
110 80.04 322 196.92 774 387.65
114 83.17 332 201.11 798 397.96
122 86.84 342 205.32 822 408.27
130 90.51 358 212.04 846 418.57
138 94.18 374 218.75 870 428.89
146 97.85 390 225.48 894 439.19
154 103.50 406 232.19 918 449.50
162 109.16 422 238.91 942 459.81
170 114.81 438 245.63 966 470.12
178 120.47 454 252.35 990 480.42
186 126.13 470 259.07 1014 490.73
194 131.78 486 265.79 1038 501.04

For each additional 25 km or part thereof over 1038 km $9.37 will be added.

The foregoing rates are at "limited carriers risk" and will be reduced by 2 percent where consignors require that the consignment be carried at "owner's risk".

  1. Charges—The charges prescribed in paragraph 1 hereof will be varied as follows when motor vehicles are loaded as shown:

(i) One vehicle loaded on a bogie wagon owing to its length Double rate.

(ii) Two vehicles (either or both of which is too long to be loaded on a four-wheeled wagon) consigned from one station loaded together on a bogie wagon to the same destination station Ordinary rate for each vehicle.

(iii) Two or more vehicles in one consignment loaded together on one four-wheeled wagon Full rate for first vehicle; half rate for additional vehicle.

(iv) Three or more vehicles in one consignment loaded on an Rb, Ub, Ur, or Us wagon Full rate for first two vehicles; half rate for each additional vehicle.

(v) Three or more vehicles in one consignment loaded on a bogie wagon n.o.s. Full rate for first three vehicles: half rate for each additional vehicle.

(vi) Where a four-wheeled wagon is ordered but not available and a bogie wagon is used at the consignor's request Double rate.

(vii) Where motor vehicles are loaded on a DD wagon Ordinary rate for each vehicle.

  1. Where goods are loaded on motor vehicles, charges at classified rates will apply to such goods in addition to the appropriate charge for the vehicle.

  2. Loading and unloading—The department may not undertake the loading and unloading of motor vehicles to and from railway wagons and may require such services to be performed by the owners. Where, however, the department elects to perform one or both of these services the cost of loading and/or unloading will be deemed to be included in the rates prescribed in paragraph 1 hereof irrespective of whether the vehicle is handled by crane, forklift, or driven on and/or off the railway wagon.

For the purpose of this paragraph, loading and unloading will be deemed to include roping and unroping.

  1. Liability—Motor vehicles shall be received, held, carried, delivered, or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Carriage of Goods Act 1979.

The foregoing shall apply to any equipment recognised as ordinary equipment of a motor vehicle including windscreen wipers, hub caps, and such articles as spare parts, wheels, tyres, accessories, and tools attached to or contained in the motor vehicle received for carriage.

When motor vehicles are carried at otherwise than "owners risk" particulars of such equipment and accessories must be set out on the consignment note and such equipment and accessories must be locked in the vehicle.



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