(1) No wagon shall be so loaded as to exceed the maximum gross load on the axle fixed for the route on which it has to travel across the Dedicated Freight Corridor Railway or Indian Railway lines. In case of route is having varying axle load limits for different sections, least of the permissible axle load shall be chosen or train booked and dispatched via dearer route having uniform axle load limit.
Maximum gross load on the axle for sections of Dedicated Freight Corridor Railway lines shall be fixed by Director, operation and business development and that for the Indian Railway lines shall be fixed under section 72 of the Indian Railway Act 1989, or such varied carrying capacity, as may have been prescribed under sub-section (4) of the said section.
(2) Except under special instructions, no wagon shall be so loaded as to exceed the maximum moving dimension prescribed for the route on which it has to travel across Dedicated Freight Corridor Railway or Indian Railway lines. In case route is having varying maximum moving dimension limits for different sections least of the permissible maximum moving dimension shall be chosen.
Limits of maximum moving dimension for normal movement as also rules for over dimensional consignments for the sections of Dedicated Freight Corridor Railway lines shall be fixed by Director, operation and business development and that for the Indian Railway lines shall be fixed by Railway Board.
(3) When the length of consignment projects to an unsafe extent beyond the end of wagon on which it is loaded, an additional wagon shall be attached to act as a dummy.