# The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 1996, Paragraph 5: Substances liable to spontaneous combustion (classification code 4.2)


(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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2089/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-of-dangerous-goods-by-rail-regulations-1996/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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