12263/64 Pune - H. Nizamuddin AC Duronto - यह है पुणेकर वालों की राजधानी जिसका speed है सबसे Great, नहीं पहुंची है अब तक अपने लक्ष्य स्थान पर Late. - Sahil Khandare

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From INDIAN RAILWAY COMMERCIAL MANUAL
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"" Ice containers.
(a) On receipt of requisition from first class passengers,Ice in containers for use during the hot weather will be supplied by Station Masters and...
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Train Conductors at the starting as well as at intermediate stations, by certain specified trains which will be notified by each railway administration. The hire charges and the cost of ice must be recovered in cash.
Station Masters and Train Conductors must take arrangements for the supply of ice to passengers for refilling ice containers on the run when demanded by them.
(b) Hire charge receipts, which will be supplied to stations in sets of three foils (Accounts/Passenger/Record) in bound books, will be prepared by carbon process for each ice container supplied to a passenger. The hire charges will be accounted for as 'Miscellaneous receipts' in the daily trains cash-cum-summary book. Ice containers on release, must be returned to the station which originally supplied them, duly booked under a free service way-bill.''''
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Reservation of accommodation on telephone.
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Reservation on telephonic request may be made for the following:
(i) Ministers;
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Governors of States;
(iii) Members of Parliament traveling on Identity Card-cum-Railway Passes;
(iv) Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court of India; and
(v) High Government officials.
Before the actual commencement of the journey, the High Government Officials mentioned above will furnish in writing full particulars of the authority on which journey is to be performed.
Reservations made by the members of Parliament on the telephone are required to be confirmed by them in writing within 24 hours of the telephonic request or 24 hours before the scheduled departure of the train, whichever is earlier.
Reservation fee must be collected in cash when firm reservations are made for Members of Parliament.