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The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 1996

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Substances liable to spontaneous combustion (classification code 4.2)

5.—(1) The carriage of packages containing SUBSTANCES LIABLE TO SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION in small containers is permitted.

(2) The carriage in bulk of any of the following goods in small containers is permitted provided the containers are of the closed type with complete walls and are made of metal.

  • UN 1361 CARBON

  • UN 1361 CARBON BLACK

  • UN 1362 CARBON ACTIVATED

  • UN 1363 COPRA

  • UN 1364 COTTON WASTE, OILY

  • UN 1365 COTTON, WET

  • UN 1373 FIBRES, ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR SYNTHETIC N.O.S., impregnated with oil

  • UN 1373 FABRICS, ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR SYNTHETIC, N.O.S., impregnated with oil

  • UN 1376 IRON OXIDE, SPENT

  • UN 1376 IRON SPONGE, SPENT

  • UN 1379 PAPER, UNSATURATED OIL TREATED, incompletely dried

  • UN 1386 SEEDCAKE, with more than 1.5% (mass) oil and not more than 11% (mass) moisture

  • UN 2217 SEEDCAKE, with not more than 1.5% (mass oil) and not more than 11% (mass) moisture

  • UN 2793 FERROUS METAL BORINGS, SHAVINGS, TURNINGS OR CUTTINGS

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