CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935 — Page 410

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COST ASSIGNMENT AND STATISTICS.

PART III.-MISCELLANEOUS.

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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.

537

Previous Year.

Current Year.

Previous Current

Year

Year

$ 5,471.20 (A)

.1865

858.82

170.43

.04064

1. Average cost of repairs per

Locomotive per annum 2. Average cost of Locomotive

repairs per engine mile 3. Average cost of repairs per

passenger car per annum...) 4. Average cost of repairs per

goods wagon per annum ... 5. Average cost of Lubricants per engine mile Locomotives

6. Average cost of Lubricants

1932

1933

$ 6,489.58 (B)

COAL

.1760

T

Per Engine Mile in lbs.

52.22

42.40

Per Train Mile in lbs.

82.63

66.17

929.42

ENGINE OIL

Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs.

12.9

13.3

166.80

CYLINDER OIL

Per 100 Engine Miles in lbs.

3.4

3.5

for

.03954

AXLE OIL

Consumed by Engines in lbs. Consumed by Carriages & Wagons

21,708

22,744 (1)

.00466

pertrain mile for passenger and goods carriages...

in lbs.

12,600

13,176

.00408

Engine Mileage

498.470

552,899

Train Mileage

315,046 354,294

(A) For 17 Locomotives,

(B) For 15 Locomotives.

(1) Local trains only.

PART IV. MAINTENANCE COST PER MILE.

Punctuality of Trains

On Time

1-5 minutes

over

Mean mileage maintained by Revenue.

Main Line

Miles.

Single track

21.76

Second track

Loops

2.01

Sidings

9.91

33.68

Local Foreign

44.22%

24.39%

5.38%

14.56%

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.

Total cost of head "E-5-5 Track" $71,882.73

Previous Year.

Current Year.

$2,065.00

Cost per mile.

$2,134.29

Previous

Current

Year

Year

1932

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

4. Total gallons of petrol consumed

.26 5,858. 4,381.

.312

5. Consumption of petrol per train mile

in gallon

,30

.327

6. Total gallons of lubricants consumed. 7. Consumption of lubricants per train

mile in lb.

516.

373.

#

.238

.250

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