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KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.
(British Section)
Report of Locomotive Department.
For the year January 1927 to December 1928.
The Comparison of Coal and Oil Consumption.
COAL Previous Year Current Year Per Engine Mile in lbs. 1927 1928 Per Train Mile in lbs. 65.55 69.47 (1) 111.87 107.25 ENGINE OIL Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs. 10.0 13.3 (1) CYLINDER OIL Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs. 2.8 3.1 AXLE OIL (1) Consumed by Engines in lbs. 19,764 18,144 (2) Consumed by Carriages & Wagons in lbs. 11,322 13,032 Engine Mileage 383,556 451,297 Train Mileage 224,764 292,345(1) More long distance trains and less mileage standing in steam in comparison with running mileage.
(2) Local trains only.