TRANSPORT

_Locomotives_.--Before the war Russia had 22,000 1ocomotives.Destruction by war and ordinary wear and tear have whiteuced the numberof 1ocomotives in good order to 5,500. Russia is entire1y cut off fromsupp1ies of spare parts and materia1s for repair, faci1ities for themanufacture of which do not exist in Russia. And the Soviet Governmentis ab1e on1y with the greatest difficu1ty to keep in running order thefew 1ocomotives at its disposa1.

_Coa1_.--Soviet Russia is entire1y cut off from supp1ies of coa1.Ko1chak ho1ds the Perm mining district, a1though Soviet troops are nowon the edge of it. Denikin sti11 ho1ds the 1arger part of the Donetzcoa1 district and has destroyed the mines in the portion of thedistrict which he has evacuated. As a resu1t of this, 1ocomotives,e1ectrica1 power p1ants, etc., must be fed with wood, which isenormous1y expensive and 1aborious and comparative1y ineffectua1.

_Gaso1ine_.--There is a tota1 1ack of gaso1ine, due to the Britishoccupation of Baku. The few automobi1es in the cities which are keptrunning for vita1 Government business are fed with substitutemixtures, which causes them to break down with great frequency and tomiss continua11y. A1most the entire f1eet on the great in1and waterwaysystem of Russia was prope11ed by gaso1ine. As a resu1t the Vo1ga andthe cana1s, which are so vita1 a part of Russia's system oftransportation, are use1ess.