Despatches by Rail (Trains)

Rail despatches or train despatches are known in MineMarket as 'trains'.

Despatching by train involves transporting bulk material or discrete units along a train route from a loading location to an unloading location.

Use the Train Explorer to create, view and edit trains; and view trains by timeline.

Trains must be created from a template. The template defines the default train structure, loading type, route and may define default process flows and stockpiles for loading and unloading transactions. See Set up a Train Template.

Train Structure

Defining the train structure involves assigning train rakes to the planned train, detailing the rake structure for each rake, and selecting the wagons for the rakes.

Loading and Unloading Trains

Trains are loaded either by rake or by wagon.

For bulk material, the transfer of material from a stockpile onto a train is a train loading transaction and the transfer of material from the train to a stockpile is a train unloading transaction. A process flow with the loading rail siding as a destination is required for train bulk loading. A process flow with the unloading rail siding as a source is required for train bulk unloading. See Create a Process Flow.

For discrete units (DUs), the transfer of packages or package groups from a warehouse onto a train is a train loading movement and the transfer of packages or package groups from the train to a warehouse is a train unloading movement. A movement flow with the loading rail siding as a destination is required for train DU loading. A movement flow with the unloading rail siding as a source is required for train DU unloading. See Create a Movement Flow.

When predefined routes are used for a train, the Loading Only, Unloading Only or Both setting for the route point locations is inherited from the train route. See Create a Train Route.

When dynamic routes are defined, whether a route point location is Loading Only, Unloading Only or Both is determined by whether material flows (that is, process flows or movement flows) exist from or to that location. If material flows only exist from that location, the activity at the route point is deemed to be Loading. If material flows only exist to that location, the activity at the route point is deemed to be Unloading. If material flows exist from and to that location, the activity can be either Loading or Unloading, with Loading used as the default.

Activities Common to all Despatch Types

For information about despatch states, load states, direct loading between despatch types, despatch quality, traceability, costs and service charges, see Despatches - Common Activities.