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Rolling-stock. Particulars of the rolling-stock maintained by the Chief Mechanical Engineer as at 31st March, 1924 (the end of the last financial year) are set out below. It will be seen that there are 655 locomotives, 1,527 carriages, 461 brake-vans, and 25,734 freight vehicles, including service stock.

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Rolling-stock. Particulars of the rolling-stock maintained by the Chief Mechanical Engineer as at 31st March, .1924 (the end of the last financial year) are set out below. It will be seen that there are 655 locomotives, 1,527 carriages, 461 brake-vans, and 25,734 freight vehicles, including service stock. LOCOMOTIVE STOCK. Average Average ... Number Tractive nl .,„. r _ Number Tractive Class. Type. in Class. Effort per ' - ' in Class. Effort per Engine. Engine. lb. lb. A .. Tender (4-cyl. balanced com- 57 21,170 S .. Single Fairlie .. .. 3 9,480 pound) T .. Tender .. .. .. 5 14,300 Aa .. Tender (superheated) .. 10 21,580 U Tender .. .. .. 9 15,170 Ab .. Tender (superheated) .. 86 20,000 Ua .. Tender .. .. .. 6 14,590 B .. Tender.. .. .. 8 18,500 Ub . . Tender.. .. .. 22 14,590 Ba .. Tender .. .. .. 10 18,500 Uc .. Tender .. .. .. 10 18,340 Bb .. Tender (superheated) .. 30 20,940 IJd .. Tender .. .. .. 2 15,280 Be .. Tender (compound) .. 1 16,080 . V Tender .. .. .. 11 9,890 D .. Tank .. .. .. 2 5,700 W .. Tank .. .. .. 2 14,600 F .. Tank .. .. .. 71 6,960 Wa .. Tank .. .. .. 11 13,420 Fa .. Tank .. .. .. 18 9,090 Wa .. Tank (converted) .. 4 11,810 H .. Tank (Fell) .. .. 6 21,320 Wab Tank (superheated) .. 2 22,250 J .. Tender.. .. .. 28 11,810 Wb .. Tank .. .. .. 12 13,420 K .. Tender .. .. .. 5 7,500 Wd.. Tank .. .. .. 18 15,780 L .. Tank .. .. .. 5 7,800 We.. Tank .. .. .. 2 19,080 La .. Tank .. .. .. 4 6,450 Wi .. Tank .. .. .. 38 15,330 M .. Tank .. .. .. 4 10,240 Wo.. Tank .. .. .. 20 15,330 N .. Tender .. .. .. 12 9,890 Wh. . Tank .. .. .. 2 7,850 Na .. Tender (compound) .. 2 9,700 Wj .. Tank ... .. .. ] 21,510 Xc .. Tender (compound) .. 2 9,720 Ww.. Tank .. .. .. 50 16,900 Oa .. Tender (compound) .. 1 13,175 Ws .. Tank (superheated) .. 8 22,250 Ob .. Tender .. .. .. 2 15,720 X .. Tender (4-cyl. balanced com- 18 26,620 Oc .. Tender (compound) .. 1 13,175 pound) P .. Tender .. .. .. 8 11,850 Small tank .. .. 1 2,856 Q .. Tender .. .. .. 13 18,350 R .. Single Fairlie .. .. 12 8,420 Totals .. .. 655 COACHING STOCK. Number Average ; ! Number Average Class. Type. in Seating- ! Class. Type. in SeatingClass. capacity. Class. capacity. Aa .. First-class suburban, bogie, 11 60 A .. Second-class bogie, 43 ft. .. 18 37 50 ft. Second-class bogie, 44|- ft... 208 48 Second-class suburban, bogie, 5 72 Second-class bogie, 46 ft. .. 4 52 50 ft. Second-class bogie, 47|- ft... 157 48 Saloon bogie, 50 ft. .. 2 12 Second-class bogie, 50 ft. .. 90 47 First-class bogie, 50 ft. .. 28 30 Second-class bogie, 52 ft. .. 1 60 Compo. (ladies') bogie, 50 ft. 6 37 . 4-compartment bogie, 44 ft. 49 40 Sleepers, bogie, 50 ft. .. 5 27 4-compartment bogie, 47J ft. 1 44 Sleepers, bogie, 50 ft. .. 5 30 4-compartment bogie, 47| ft. 9 52 Second-class bogie, 50 ft. .. 36 44 3-compartment and guard 1 40 Postal bogie, 50 ft. .. 1 .. bogie, 47£ ft. A .. Ladies' bogie, 47J ft. 4 29 , 3-compartment and guard 7 40 Royal saloon bogie, 44 ft. .. 1 12 bogie, 46 ft. Ministerial bogie, 41 ft. 1 12 2-compartment and guard 1 40 Saloon bogie, 35 ft. .. 3 23 bogie, 44 ft. Saloon bogie, 37J ft. .. 2 30 1-compartment and guard 13 36 Saloon bogie, 39| ft. 12 27 bogie, 44 ft. Saloon bogie, 39J ft. .. 2 30 Postal bogie, 39| ft. .. 2 Saloon bogie, 41 ft. .. 1 22 Postal bogie, 44 ft. .. 8 Saloon bogie, 41 ft. .. 7 27 Postal bogie, 50 ft. .. 9 Saloon bogie, 44 ft. .. I 33 Suburban, first-class bogie, 5 64 Corridor, first-class bogie, 15 32 47J ft. 47J ft. ' Suburban, compo. bogie, 4 64 Corridor, compo. bogie, 28 41 47J ft. 47J ft. Suburban, second-class bogie, 2 64 Corridor, second-class bogie, 19 46 47J ft. 47J ft. Suburban, second-class bogie, 44 72 Gallery bogie, 44 ft. .. 5 30 47J ft. First-class bogie, 43 ft. .. 11 36 Motor train, compo. bogie, 8 88 First-class bogie, 44 ft. .. 1 30 60 ft.* First-class bogie, 44 ft. 4 38 Motor train, 2-compartment 5 72 First-class bogie, 47\ ft. .. 99 34 and guard bogie, 60 ft. * First-class bogie, 50 ft. 34 33 B First-class bogie, 30 ft. 1 32 First-class bogie, 50 ft. .. 5 36 Compo. bogie, 30 ft. .. 32 32 Compo. bogie, 39f ft. .. 3 39 Second-class bogie, 30 ft. .. 27 32 Compo. bogie, 39£ ft. .. 7 44 Postal bogie, 30 ft. .. 1 Compo. bogie, 42j ft. .. 2 35 C Compo., six wheels, 30 ft. .. 10 32 Compo. bogie, 42j ft. . 43 44 Second-class, six wheels, 30 ft. 25 32 Compo. bogie, 43 ft. .. 7 36 I) Second-class, four wheels, 3 20 Compo. bogie, 44£ ft. .. 109 44 20 ft. Compo. bogie, 47 J ft. .. 169 44 Compo. bogie, 50 ft. .. 15 38 Rail Motor-cabs. Compo. (ladies') bogie, 50 ft. 3 38 R.M. Secpnd-class bogie, 42J ft. 1 48 Compo. bogie, 50 ft. .. 35 45 Second-class bogie, 52 ft. .. 1 52 Second-class bogie, 35 ft. .. 3 34 Second-class bogie, 39J ft... 13 44 Total carriages in service .. 1,527 Second-class bogie, 42J ft... j 17 46 Total seating-accommodation .. 65,447 * Suburban type of carriage, not a motor train, as designated.