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Cost of service & Value of service<br />

• Follow<strong>in</strong>g are some of the factors that used to be taken<br />

<strong>in</strong>to consideration <strong>in</strong> determ<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the cost of service :<br />

– Loadability.<br />

– Susceptibility of the commodity to damage <strong>and</strong><br />

railway’s liability for claim compensation.<br />

– Special h<strong>and</strong>l<strong>in</strong>g or special type of wagons<br />

required.<br />

– Extent to which the commodity may cause damage<br />

to other commodities.<br />

– Quality <strong>and</strong> regularity of movement.<br />

– Empty haulage <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> provid<strong>in</strong>g transport.<br />

Tuesday, September 06, 2011 INDRA GHOSH, Adviser/Rates Slide No. 33

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