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and duplicate 581 locomotives having a total tractive 

 power of 9,540,032 fbs., the heaviest passenger and goods 

 engines weighing about 66 tons and 71 tons respectively, 

 whereas in 1916 there were 1,236 locomotives, having a 

 total tractive power of 28,767,708 lbs., the weight of the 

 heaviest passenger engine having risen to 92 tons, and the 

 goods engines to 85 tons. This great increase in power, 

 three times, and the reduction of grades, duplication of 

 lines and other improvements enable the traffic, great as it 



Table II. — Statement of Locomotives and their Tractive Power on 

 the 31st December, 1916. 





No. in 



Class. 





Tractive 



Total 







Class. 



Description. 



Power 

 Each 



Tractive 

 Powar. 



Weight. 







Regular Stock. 



lbs. 



ttiS. 



tons 



cwt- 



D255 



6 



Passenger Tender engine 



12,352 



74,112 



48 



1 



D261 



41 



SS St St 



12,924 



529,884 



51 



14 



C 



48 



S' Si Si 



13,096 



628,608 



47 



4 



CG 



13 



>> ss it 



12,442 



161,746 



40 



9 



H 



12 



S> )! IS 



14,679 



176,148 



56 







L304 



10 



Si )i SI 



15,467 



154,670 



54 



2 



L436 



10 



5» Si 55 



'15,467 



154,670 



58 



7 



P 



185 



» 



22,187 



4,104,595 



65 



70 



13 |j 



P # 



6 



SI It SJ 



23,187 



139,122 



72 











12 



St 1} t> 



20,110 



241,320 



54 



17 



N 



5 



Si SI IS 



23,929 



119,645 



80 



7 



NN 



25 



IS JJ »» 



25,943 



648,575 



91 



18 



M 



15 



Passenger Tank engine 



15,767 



236,505 



56 



15 



CC 



18 



Si J> -i 



14,032 



252,276 



41 



8 



s 



144 



Si Si >» 



19,116 



2,752,704 



57 



14 



E 



6 



Si is »J 



11,550 



69.300 



28 



1 



J483 



20 



Goods Tender engines .. 



26,979 



535,580 



71 



9 



J131 



8 



i> Si Si '• 



20,375 



163,000 



55 







T 



205 



s> 



1 ss 



28,777 



5,899,285 



79 



1 



T* 



75 



Si 



i ti 



29,777 



2,233,275 



81 



6 



TF* 



105+ 



,, 



, „ 



33,256 



3,491,880 



85 



3 



TFf 



60 



„ 



» »> 



32,256 



1,935,360 



82 



10 



B 



95 



>> 



» ss- • • 



19,656 



1,867,320 



53 



12 



A 



12 



iS 



s ss •• 



18,144 



217,728 



42 



6 



A 



47 



Si 



i a 



19,440 



913,680 



44 



16 



I 



20 



Goods Tank engines 



21,060 



421,200 



51 



7 



E 



33 



Si Si !S 



19,440 



641,520 



61 



9 



1236 







28,767,708 



* With Schmidt superheater, t Without superheater. % Includes one fitted with 

 Robinson superheater. "P" class Six- wheeled tenders. § Eight-wheeled tenders. 



