§ 35. Mr. Sparksasked the Minister of Transport the number of engine miles run on passenger trains, merchandise trains and coal class trains by the four main line railway companies for each week in 1947 to the nearest convenient date; and the number of assisting, not required, and light engine miles run in each week for the same period
§ Mr. BarnesThe latest figures of engine miles run are those for the four weeks ended 28th December, 1946, which I am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT. The other particulars desired by my hon. Friend are not available.
§ Following are the figures:
§ installations at storage depots, is about £1,850 per locomotive converted. The actual work of conversion of an engine occupies about 10 days, but engines cannot be converted until the necessary storage depots are available. It is not possible to give the comparative cost per engine mile of coal and oil burning respectively until actual experience has been gained of the running on oil fuel in the various classes of service upon which the engines will be engaged.