Multi Industry Scenarios for Transport - Eurofer

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MIST Working Group, version 2001
On the customer request basis the Railway can make a price proposal. It will depend on :
- the wagon characteristics (type, quantity, axle number, owner,…)
- the wagon context in liaison with the train, which can be :
- a complete train load (regular or non regular)
- a batch of wagons
- an isolated wagon being incorporated later in a regular train
- an isolated wagon
Practically in case of isolated wagon the carriage will take more time (throughout a lot of
marshalling stations including several train exchanges) than in the case of a complete train
load (direct itinerary including only locomotive exchange)
In case of international journey border crossings are indicated in relation with already
existing tariffs.
In order to reduce transport cost as much as possible there is an optimisation of some
parameters by the customer. These parameters are the maximum admissible load for
specific type of wagon, the Railway line type (e.g. D4 category allows 22.5 Tons per axle)
and the maximum allowed delay.
Done by fax and/or phone and/or with the IFTMIN EDIFACT message.
4. Confirmation of the Transport Booking
This is a confirmation from the carrier to the consignor of a previous sent transport booking
request.
Done by fax and/or phone and/or with the IFTMCS EDIFACT message.
Despatch of goods
5. Goods collected by Carrier and Documents issued
Here we have assumed that the Consignor will produce the relevant documentation needed
for the transport of the goods to the consignee.
The transport label should be attached to the goods at the latest at this moment.
a1. Documents issued to Carrier
For the transport of the goods, the carrier needs the basic document referred to as the
Railway consignment note (RCN, Rail waybill). In addition and according to the
nature of the transport or the goods, some documents may be necessary (e.g. a
wagon list, inter-modal documents, …)
If EDI is used, the message IFTMIN or IFCSUM and any appropriate messages will do this.
a2. Confirmation issued by the Carrier to the consignor
As a proof of the collection of goods, the carrier has to provide to the consignor a
signed (Rail waybill) note identified by its RCN number.
If EDI is used, this will be done by the message IFTMCS or IFCSUM.