§ 19. Mr. D. Griffithsasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation his estimate of the comparative maintenance costs of a diesel engine and a steam engine of comparable motive power.
§ Mr. NugentThe British Transport Commission estimates from the limited experience of main line diesel operation so far, that the cost per engine mile of maintaining a diesel locomotive seems likely to be at least 20 per cent. less than for a steam locomotive of comparable power.