SPREADSHEET FILE "MATERIAL"

Quantity and value of fuel and lubricants consumed by Argentine railways, 1892 to 1952. There are 42 sheets:

Sheet Title Datum Remarks
A Carbón Coal consumed, metric tons
B Leña Firewood consumed, metric tons
C m3 Firewood consumed, cubic metres
D Equivalente Firewood consumed, in tons equivalent to coal May include maize and oilseed cakes during war years
E Petróleo Fuel oil consumed in traction, metric tons No data from 1893 to 1910
F F Fuel oil consumed in tons equivalent to coal May include linseed oil during war years
G Diesel Gas and/or Diesel oil consumed in traction, metric tons

Data only since 1939/40
H H Gas and/or Diesel oil consumed in tons equivalent to coal
I kWh Electricity consumed in traction
J J Electricity consumed in tons equivalent to coal
K Maíz Maize consumed in traction, metric tons

Fuels used in emergency
L Tortas Oilseed cakes consumed in traction, metric tons
M Aceite de lino Linseed oil consumed in traction, metric tons
N Combustible Total fuel consumption in traction, in metric tons of coal equivalents.
O Valor Value of the fuel consumed, in total
P P Value of the coal In gold pesos until 1940/1, in paper currency since 1941/2. 1 paper peso = 0.44 gold pesos. 1 gold peso = 2.272727... paper pesos.
Q Q Value of the firewood
R R Value of the fuel-oil
S S Value of the Gas or Diesel oil
T T Value of the electricity
U Precio Average price per ton of coal
V de leña Average price per 10 cu.m. of firewood
W por ton Average price per metric ton of firewood
X X Average price per ton of fuel-oil
Y Y Average price per ton of gas or Diesel oil
Z Z Average price of electricity
AA Lubricación Oils consumed in locomotive lubrication

Definitions seem to have changed, especially since the introduction of saturated waste
AB Grasa Grease consumed in locomotive lubrication
AC Estopa Waste consumed in locomotive lubrication
AD Kerosene Kerosene consumed in locomotive lubrication
AE AE Value of the oil consumed in locomotive lubrication

In gold pesos until 1940/1, in paper currency since 1941/2. 1 paper peso = 0.44 gold pesos. 1 gold peso = 2.272727... paper pesos.
AF AF Value of the grease consumed in locomotive lubrication
AG AG Value of the waste consumed in locomotive lubrication
AH AH Value of the kerosene consumed in locomotive lubrication
AI Vehículos Oil used in vehicle lubrication
Definitions seem to have changed, especially since the introduction of saturated waste
AJ V Grasa Grease used in vehicle lubrication
AK V Estopa Waste used in vehicle lubrication
AL AL Value of the oil used in vehicle lubrication

In gold pesos until 1940/1, in paper currency since 1941/2.
AM AM Value of the grease used in vehicle lubrication
AN AN Value of the waste used in vehicle lubrication
AO Clase de leña Types of firewood stacked for locomotive fuel
AP Notas Totals and sub-totals are only for those railways under the jurisdiction of the National Railways Board. Data for other railways are incomplete and included only in respect of companies that later came under that jurisdiction.


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