Term:
Weight (of goods carried by rail)
Definition:

The weight to be taken into consideration is the gross-gross weight of goods.
This includes the total weight of the goods, all packaging, and tare-weight of the container, swap-body and pallets containing goods as well as road goods vehicles carried by rail. When this tare-weight is excluded, the weight is the gross weight.

Domain:
Transport
Source:
OECD Glossary (Transport Statistics)
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