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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

(British Section)

Report of Locomotive Department. For the year January 1932 to December 1933. The Comparison of Coal and Oil Consumption.

Previous Year 1932 Current Year 1933 COAL Per Engine Mile in lbs. 52.22 42.40 Per Train Mile in lbs. 82.63 66.17 ENGINE OIL Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs. 12.9 13.3 CYLINDER OIL Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs. 3.4 3.5 AXLE OIL Consumed by Engines in lbs. 21,708 22,744 (1) Consumed by Carriages & Wagons in lbs. 12,600 13,176 Engine Mileage 498,470 552,899 Train Mileage 315,046 354,2941/

(1) Local trains only.

Punctuality of Trains

Local Foreign On Time 44.22% 24.39% 1-5 minutes over ... ... 24.39% 14.56% 5.38% 6.93% 4.52% ... 58.78% 31.32% 9.90% ... =100%

MOTOR TRAIN MILEAGE AND COST OF RUNNING FOR THE YEAR JANUARY, 1932 TO DECEMBER, 1933.

Previous Year 1932 Current Year 1933 1. Train Mileage 19,502 13,378 2. Total cost of oil fuel $ 5,088.35 $ 4,182.65 3. Cost of oil fuel per train mile .26 .312 4. Total gallons of petrol consumed 5,858. 4,381. 5. Consumption of petrol per train mile in gallon .30 .327 6. Total gallons of lubricants consumed. 516. 373. 7. Consumption of lubricants per train mile in lb. .238 .250
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