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KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.
(British Section)
Report of Locomotive Department.
For the year January 1928 to December 1929.
The Comparison of Coal and Oil Consumption.
Previous Year Current Year 1928. 1929. Coal Per Engine Mile in lbs. 69.47 67.13 Per Train Mile in lbs. 107.25 104.05 ENGINE OIL Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs. 13.3 12.6 CYLINDER OIL Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs. 3.1 3.0 AXLE OIL Consumed by Engines in lbs. 18,144 18,522 (1) Consumed by Carriages & Wagons in lbs. 13,032 12,708 Engine Mileage 451,297 446,581 Train Mileage 292,345 288,056(1) Local trains only.
MOTOR TRAIN MILEAGE AND COST OF RUNNING IN THE YEAR 1929.
1. Train mileage 18,334 2. Total cost of oil fuel $3,753.10 3. Cost per train mile in oil fuel .204 4. Total gallons of petrol consumed 6,574.75 5. Consumption of petrol per train mile in gallon .358 6. Total gallons of Lubricants consumed 492.000 7. Consumption of lubricants per train mile in lb. .241