KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.
(British Section)
Report of Locomotive Department.
For the year January 1930 to December 1931. The Comparison of Coal and Oil Consumption.
Previous Year Current Year 1930 1931 COAL Per Engine Mile in lbs. 67.74 57.51 Per Train Mile in lbs. 104.16 89.78 ENGINE OIL Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs. 13.5 12.9 CYLINDER OIL Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs. 3.2 3.3 AXLE OIL Consumed by Engines in lbs. 20,668 21,016 (1) Consumed by Carriages & Wagons in lbs. 12,384 11,448 Engine Mileage 470,422 482,857 Train Mileage 305,913 309,292(1) Local trains only.
MOTOR TRAIN MILEAGE AND COST OF RUNNING FOR THE YEAR JANUARY, 1930 TO DECEMBER, 1931. Previous Year Current Year 1930 1931 1 Train Mileage 17,493 17,297 2. Total cost of oil fuel 3,195.83 4,893.18 3. Cost per train mile in oil fuel .182 .282 4. Total gallons of petrol consumed 5,621.022 5,355.50 5. Consumption of petrol per train mile in gallon .321 .309 6. Total gallons of lubricants consumed. 487.000 474.000 7. Consumption of lubricants per train mile in lb. .250 ... 246- S 39