Section 61 in The Transport Of Animals Rules, 1978
61. For the transport of equines by rail, the following precautions shall be taken:--
(a)equines shall be transported by passenger or mixed trains only;(b)ordinary goods wagon when used for transportation shall carry not more then eight to ten horses or ten mules or ten donkeys on broad gauge and not more than six horses or eight donkeys on metre-gauge;(c)extreme hot water shall be sprinkled over the wagons containing equines by the railway authorities to bring down temperature. Ice slabs in specially made containers may be placed inside the wagon, if recommended by a qualified veterinary surgeon;(d)every wagon shall have two attendants if the equines are more than two in number;(e)equines shall be loaded parallel to the rails, facing each other;(f)material for padding, such as paddy straw, shall be placed on the floor to avoid injury if an animal lies down and this shall not be less than 6 cm thick;(g)to provide adequate ventilation, upper door of the side of the wagon shall be kept upon and properly fixed and the upper door of the wagon shall have wire gauge closely welded mesh arrangements to prevent burning cinders from the engines entering the wagon and leading to fire break out;(h)two breast bars shall be provided on each side of the wagon, one at a height of 50 to 80 cm and the other at 110 cm.
