KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.
(British Section)
Report of Locomotive Department.
For the year January 1931 to December 1932. The Comparison of Coal and Oil Consumption.
Previous Year 1931 Current Year 1932 COAL Per Engine Mile in lbs. 57.51 52.22 Per Train Mile in lbs. 89.78 82.63 ENGINE OIL Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs. 12.9 12.9 CYLINDER OIL Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs. 3.3 3.4 AXLE OIL Consumed by Engines in lbs. 21,016 21,708 (1) Consumed by Carriages & Wagons in lbs. 11,448 12,600 Engine Mileage 482,857 498,470 Train Mileage 309,292 315,046(1) Local trains only.
Punctuality of Trains
Local Foreign On Time 44.19% 25.70% 1-5 minutes over 5.28% 17.13% 5.52% 2.18% 61.32% 31.22% 7.46% -100%MOTOR TRAIN MILEAGE AND COST OF RUNNING FOR THE YEAR JANUARY, 1931 TO DECEMBER, 1932.
Previous Year 1931 Current Year 1932 1. Train Mileage 17,297 19,502 2. Total cost of oil fuel $ 4,893.18 $ 5,088.35 3. Cost per train mile in oil fuel .282 .26 4. Total gallons of petrol consumed 5,355.50 5,858. 5. Consumption of petrol per train mile in gallon .309 .30 6. Total gallons of lubricants consumed. 474. 516. 7. Consumption of lubricants per train mile in lb. .246 .238