| |Loa-| | | | | Total |train| train| weather.
| e | |ded | | | | | |mile.| mile.|
| . | |cars| | | | | | | |
-----+---+-----+----+-----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-----+------+------------
| | | No.| Tons|Miles| | | | |Pence.|
-----+---+-----+----+-----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-----+------+------------
| 8|32-23| 25 | 400 | 388 | 9,700|Anthracite.| 31799 |81.90|11.957|-17 deg. to -18 deg.
| |32-23| | | | | | lb. | lb. | | Reau.,
Feb.| | | | | | | | | | | equiv. to
8 | |24-21| | | | | | | | |-6 deg. to -81/2 deg.
| 14|24-21| 25 | 400 | 388 | 9,700|Bituminous |37557.5|96.53|14.093| Fah.
| | | | | | | Coal. | lb. | lb. | |
| 7|26-29| 25 | 400 | 194 | 4,830|Petroleum | 9462 |48.77| 5.487| Strong
| | | | | | refuse. | lb. | lb. | | side wind.
-----+---+-----+----+-----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-----+------+------------
| 24|32-23| 25 | 400 | 194 | 4,850|Anthracite.|12639.5|65.15| 9.512|-5 deg. to -9 deg.
March| | | | | | | | lb. | lb. | | Reau.,
6 | 21|24-21| 25 | 400 | 194 | 4,850|Wood, in | 1071.8| 5.52| 8.5 | equiv. to
| | | | | | | billets. | c. ft.|c. ft| | 21 deg. to 12 deg.
| | | | | | | | | Fah.
| 23|26-27| 25 | 400 | 194 | 4,850|Petroleum | 7228 |37.28| 4.188| Light
| | | | | | refuse. | lb. | lb. | | side wind.
-----+---+-----+----+-----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-----+------+------------

Prices of fuel:
Petroleum refuse, 21s. per ton; Anthracite and bituminous coal, 27s. 3d. per ton;
Wood, in billets, 42s. per cubic sajene = 343 cubic feet;
equivalent to 1.47d. per cubic foot.

Dimensions of locomotives:
Cylinders, 18 1/8 in. diam. and 24 in. stroke; Wheels, 4 feet 3 in. diam.;
Total heating surface, 1,248 sq. feet: Total adhesion weight, 36 tons;
Boiler pressure, 8 to 9 atm.

The preceding table shows the results of comparative trials made in winter
with different sorts of fuel, under exactly similar condit