Special provisions for transport by rail
Article 26
1. Any railway wagon used in the transport of animals shall be marked to indicate the presence of live animals. Unless the animals are transported in containers, the inside walls of the railway wagon shall be of suitable material, completely smooth and fitted with rings or bars, at a suitable height, to which the animals may be attached. 2. Where they are not transported in individual boxes, solipeds shall be tied in such a way that they are all facing the same side of the railway wagon or tied facing each other. However, foals and unbroken animals shall not be tied. 3. Large animals shall be loaded in such a way as to allow an attendant to move between them. 4. When assembling trains and during all other movement of railway wagons every precaution shall be taken to avoid jolting a wagon containing animals. 5. Every opportunity shall be taken to check the animals, as provided for in Article 24 of this Convention, whenever the railway wagons stop or weather conditions change.