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cylinders, 320 metal number plates, 20 mild steel hammers, 1 movable loading ram and the repair of 338 items of hospital equipment.

40.

Statistics

(a) The average consumption of diesel oil was 3.31 kgs. per engine km. compared with 3.30 kgs. per engine km. for the previous year.

(b) Statistical statements relating to the analysis of train and locomo- tive running, fuel oil running expenses, consumption of lubricants and cost of repair to locomotives, carriages and wagons will be found at Appendices VI to IX while classification of rolling stock are at Appendices X to XIII.

WAY AND STRUCTURES

41. Maintenance. Way and structures were maintained to a good standard during the year.

42. Track. As in the previous year, corrosive discharge from the cold storage wagons of the Chinese Section placed additional burden of work on the permanent way staff. Although improvements to these wagons were attempted by the Chinese Section, these have not proved entirely satisfactory. Up to the end of the year under review discussions with the Chinese Section continued with a view to finding a permanent solution. The following were works carried out during the year.

(a) The main line track was maintained to a good standard. All fishplates were carefully inspected and greased. Some 1,142 lengths of 95-lb. rails, 2,350 cubic yards of stone ballast and 9,300 sleepers were renewed during the year.

(b) Badly corroded track components were renewed wherever neces- sary. During the year, some 1,180 pairs of fishplates, 6,200 fish- bolts and 39,300 dogspikes were replaced.

(c) For the purpose of restoring the rails to their proper inclination, the rail seats in the sleepers of the main line curves at Miles 12, 5 and 10 and in the relief line near Mile were adjusted by adzing. The gauge and superelevation of these curves and also the curves at Miles 3, 31, 82, 104 and 143 were also adjusted. (d) The expansion gaps of the rail joints in the curves at Miles 51, and 20 and inside Beacon Hill Tunnel were adjusted with the addition of 1,020 anchors.

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