Amendment No.1 to Corrigendum No. 05 to Rates Circular No.

25 of 2008

Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)

Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
Railway Board

No.TCR/1078/2008/15 New Delhi, dated 05.12.2008

The General Managers (Comml.)

All Indian Railways.

AMENDMENT

Sub: Standard rake size of BG wagons for grant of trainload rate benefit.
Ref: Board’s letter of even number dated 03.12.2008
(Corrigendum No. 05 to Rates Circular No.25 of 2008)

1.0 In terms of Board’s letter of even number dated 03.12.2008 (Corrigendum No.5 to
Rates Circular No.25 of 2008), Annexure-II attached to Board’s letter of even number dated
13.06.2008 (Rates Circular No.25 of 2008) was revised.

2.0 As some discrepancies crept in while issuing the revised Annexure-II, it has been
decided to replace the Annexure-II issued vide letter under reference with the Annexure-II
enclosed herewith.

3.0 All other details of Corrigendum No.5 to Rates Circular No.25 of 2008 will remain
unchanged.

4.0 This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

DA: Annexure-II

(N.K.Parsuramka)
Director, Traffic commercial(R)
Railway Board

No.TCR/1078/2008/15 New Delhi, dated 05.12 .2008

FA & CAOs, All Indian Railways
Dy. C&AG(Rlys.), Room No.222, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi with 6 spare copies.

for Financial Commissioner(Railways)

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Amendment No.1 to Corrigendum No. 05 to Rates Circular No.25 of 2008

No.TCR/1078/2008/15 New Delhi, dated 05.12 .2008

Copy to:

1. COMs, All Indian Railways.

2. Managing Director, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-23.
3. The Chief Administrative Officer, FOIS, Northern Railway, Camp: CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New
Delhi-23
4. Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation, Belapur Bhavan, Sector-1, CBD Belapur, New
Mumbai-400614
5. Director General, Railway Staff College, Vadodara.
6. Director, Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management, Campus: Hardoi Bye Pass Road,
Village & Post Office: Kanausi, Manaknagar, Lucknow.
7. GS/IRCA, New Delhi: with a request to issue necessary correction slip.
8. Secretary, Railway Rates Tribunal, 5, P.V.Cherian Road, Crecent Road, Egmore, Chennai-
600105.
9. Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Lucknow.

(N.K.Parsuramka)
Director, Traffic commercial(R)
Railway Board
Copy to:

CRB, FC, MT, MM, ME, ML, MS

AM©, AM(T), AM(Vig.), AM(T&C), AM(C&IS), AM(CE), AM(ME), Adv(R), Adv(F)
EDFM, EDPG, EDPM, ED(T&C), EDTT(F), EDTT(M), EDTT(S), EDVT, EDME(Fr.), EDCE(P),
EDFC, ED(Safety), ED(Plg.)
DFM, JDTT, DDTC(R)
TC(CR), TC-I, TC-III, TC-IV, TT-I, TT-II, TC-FM, FC branches of Railway Board.
 Amendment No.1 to Corrigendum No. 05 to Rates Circular No.25 of 2008
Annexure-II

Composition of Block Rakes

S.No. Type of wagon Standard rake Minimum number of

size wagons to be loaded
OPEN WAGONS
1. BOXN/BOXNHS, BOXNHA, BOXNEL, 59 56*
BOXNLW
2. BOX 35 30
3. BOST 43 40
4. BKCX 32 30
5. BOY/BOYN, BOYEL 53 50
HOPPER WAGONS
6. BOBR 53 50
7. BOBRN 59 56
8. BOB, BOBC, BOBX, BOXK, BOBS 40 40
9. BOBSN, BOBSNM1, BOBY/BOBYN 53 48**
FLAT WAGONS
10. BRN/BRNA/BFNS 43 38
11. BRH/BRS 35 30
12. BFR/BFK/BFKI 35 30
COVERED WAGONS
13. BCN/BCXN****** 41 38
14. BCNA/BCNAHS****** 43 38
15. BCX 40 35
16. BCCN 30 29
17. NMG 25 24
TANK WAGONS
18. BTPN 48 46
19. BCCW (Bulk Cement) 40 38
20. BTPGLN/BTPG 32 30
21. Tank Wagon (4 wheeler) @ 72 68
22. Tank Wagon – TG type (4 wheeler) 64 62
23. Mixed Rakes (BG):
BOXN & BOYN 55 55 (minimum 15 of
each type)
BOX & BFR/BRH*** 35 30 (minimum 10 of
each type))
BOXN + BRN/BRNA/BOST/BFNS**** 45 40 (minimum 10 of
each type and
maximum 20 of BOXN
wagons)
BOST + BRN/BRNA/ BFNS ***** 43 38 (minimum 10 of
each type)
BCN/BCNA/BCNAHS/BCXN****** 41 38
 Amendment No.1 to Corrigendum No. 05 to Rates Circular No.25 of 2008

24. Meter Gauge Wagons

(i) MG to MG 34 (in terms of 4
wheelers)
(ii) MG to BG
90 (in terms of 4
wheelers)

Note: * BOXN in Kulem-Castle Rock section 54 wagons permitted for trainload class rate
** The minimum number of wagons for Dalli rajhara – Bhilai section will be 45 wagons.
*** BFR and BRH wagons may be treated as one type and BOX as another type for reckoning the minimum
10 number of each type.
**** BRN, BRNA, BFNS and BOST may be treated as one type and BOXN as other type for reckoning the
minimum 10 number of each type
***** BRN, BRNA and BFNS may be treated as one type and BOST as other type for reckoning the
minimum 10 number of each type.
******Indents for Block Rake of BCN/BCNA/BCNAHS/BCXN will be accepted for 43 wagons (eight
wheelers) against which empty rakes of any type of these types or a combination of these types of
wagons will be supplied in terms of the standard rake size of these wagons.
@ For TNPM siding of IOC, standard rake size of tank wagons (4-wheeler) is 65 wagons and
minimum number of wagons required to be loaded for availing trainload rate benefit is 64 wagons.

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