During the year 2004-2005 Bangladeshdesh Railway consumed 365 metric tons of coal 312 metric tons of furnace oil and36,255 tons of diesel oil. This quantities comprise the entire fuel consumed on the Railway, i.e. on locomotives, power house, water pumps, workshops etc. Average rate including freight rail and sea, during the year was Tk. 23,465.4 per metric ton for coal, Tk. 13,208.2per matric ton for furnace oil and Tk. 25,125.3 per metric ton for diesel oil. Year-wise quantities of fuel consumed is indicated below:-