65. Position of railway carriages.- Every railway carriage containing explosive shall be placed as far away as practicable from the engine and shall be close-coupled to the adjoining carriages not loaded with explosives to other articles or substances of flammable or hazardous nature, provided that-
(a) On the Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway carriages containing explosives need not be close-coupled;
(b) On the Nilgiri and Karaikal-Peralam Railways, only one carriage need intervene between the engine and carriages;
(c) On the electrified section of Railways when trains are hauled by electric locomotives, no carriages need intervene between the engine and the carriage containing explosives.
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