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STATEMENT No. 25. Locomotive Running Costs, Year ended 31st March, 1931.

By Authority: W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1931.

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Number of Locomo-Locomotive-mileage. Quantity of Stores. Cost. Details. Average Running. Repairs. Running. Total. Section. Shunting, Wages Section. tives Assisting, Light, T t , and 10KU - Miscellaneous. Locomotive. Coal. Oil. and Stores. Fuel. Wages. Material. i | Cwt. Quarts. £ £ £ £ £ 375 6,875,821 2,395,220 9,271,041 24,723 5,037,999 344,382 320,312 i 20,491 460,389 317,130 1,118,322 N.I.M.L. and branches. 240 4,102,296 1,539,380 5,641,676 23,507 3,007,209 221,652 199,788 10,877 209,738 196,045 616,448 S.I.M.L. and branches. 2 16,967 3,442 20,409 10,205 5,228 819 51 44 445 855 1,395 Kaihu. Gisborne Westport 6 68,089 12,667 80,756 13,459 33,481 3,335 1,480 159 4,656 2,305 8,600 Gisborne. 14 91,169 68,587 159,756 11,411 76,112 7,854 5,420 421 4,847 7,281 17,969 Westport. 7 48,224 15,120 63,344 9,049 29,764 2,430 2,371 120 3,404 2,187 8,082 Nelson. Picton 7 52,784 29,607 | 82,391 11,770 29,635 2,907 4,253 145 3,381 3,093 10,872 Picton. Total steam 651 11,255,350 4,064,023 | 15,319,373 23,532 8,219,428 583,379 533,675 32,257 . 686,860 528,896 1,781,688 Units. Electric locos., E 2-6 5 40,544 49,611 90,155 18,031 1,617,780 2,251 2,909 154 18,750 1,802 23,615 E 2-6. Electric locos., E 7-12 6 101,920 23,219 125,139 20,857 2,712,245 1,893 2,336 132 5,650 2,604 10,722 E 7-12. Electric rail-car, Em. 6 1 49,534 875 50,409 50,409 153,603 Gallons. 233 499 16 1,583 429 2,527 Rm. 6. Petrol rail-motor, Rm. 4 .. 1 6,511 1,455 7,966 7,966 533 108 60 5 47 124 236 Rm. 4: Petrol rail-motor, Em. 5 .. ] 4,953 280 5,233 5,233 340 f Cwt 90 42 5 31 77 155 Rm. 5. Steam rail-motor, Rm. 2 .. 1 19,712 789 20,501 2 2 0,501 * 1,957 234 390 15 216 484 1,105 Rm. 2. Grand total 666 11,478,524 4,140,252 15,618,776 3,452 , 588,188 539,911 i 32,584 713,137 534,416 1,820,048 Cost per Locomotive-mile. iterments and Deareciation Charges. ID S3 O aversion and Alteraion Charges. CO 1 o s a st of Bettarments nd D e p rec i a t i o n harges per Locomo-ve-mile. S'f _g o fe o <~ o ■£ fe! § » K bo 0i Sao ill 21 1 °s S 5£ ci us s a og Total Cost. o o H Days in Steam. rerage Number of Days in Steam per Locomotive. Repairs. Running. Total. Section. Wages and MaterStores. Fuel. Wages. ial. & C5 6 a o o ft H «i d. d. d. d. d. £ £ £ £ d. d. d. d. £ d. 8-29 0-53 11-92 i 8-21 28-95 69,180 14,841 8,444 125,991 ! 1-79 0-38 0-22 3-26 1,336,778 34-60 83,385 222 N.I.M.L. and branches. 8-50 0-46 8-92 8-34 26-22 35,651 7,115 3,870 92 126 ! 1-52 0-30 0-16 3-92 755,210 32-12 54,486 227 S.I.MX. and branches. 0-60 0-52 5-23 ! 10-05 16-40 i 113 8 223 ! 1-33 0-09 2-62 1,739 20-44 312 156 Kaihu. 4-40 0-47 13-84 : 6-85 25-56 ' 701 118 847 | 2-08 0-35 2-51 10.266 30-50 728 121 Gisborne. Westport 8-14 0-63 7-28 1 10-94 26-99 1,017 148 16 3 537 ! 1-53 0-22 6-02 5-32 22,688 34-08 2,338 167 Westport. 8-98 0-45 12-90 ! 8-29 30-62 570 122 722 ; 2-16 0-46 2-74 9,496 35-98 894 128 Nelson. Picton 12-39 0-42 9-85 9-01 31-67 579 57 ... i 1 098 ■ 1-68 0-17 3-20 12,606 36-72 934 133 Picton. Total steam 8-36 0-51 10-76 I 8-29 27-92 107,811 22,41C 12,330 1224 544 1-69 0-35 0-19 3-52 2,148,783 33-88 143,077 220 Electric locos., E 2-6 7-74 0-41 49-92 4-80 62-87 4,789 ! 12-75 28,404 75-62 1,351 270 E2-6. Electric locos., E 7-12 4-48 0-25 10-84 4-99 20-56 : 1,581 •• 3-03 12,303 23-59 1,344 224 E 7-12. 2-38 0-08 7-53 2-04 12-03 1,521 7-24 4,048 19-27 271 271 Rm. 6. Petrol rail-motor, Rm. 4 1-81 0-15 1-42 3-73 7-11 111 3-34 347 10-45 228 228 Rm. 4. Petrol rail-motor, Rm. 5 1-93 0-23 1-42 3-53 7-11 110 5-04 265 12-15 189 189 Rm. 5. Steam rail-motor, Rm. 2 4-57 0-18 2-53 ! 5-66 12-94 455 5-33 1,560 18-27 198 198 Rm. 2.