Beveridges
Established Member
Why is the spillage rate so high? Aside from any environmental concerns, this looks like a huge annual cost - 5% of the total fuel bill.
Antiquated, poorly maintained equipment, and an overworked fueller who has to fuel trains so quickly to keep the depot flowing that there is no time to keep checking that all fuel tanks are not overflowing.
When a screw on fuel pipe starts to overflow they really overflow! 5 litres of fuel per second gets poured onto the deck.