The station's coal storage area would have stored a minimum 45 days worth of coal supply.

From here he progressed to start his own coal supply firm.

However, around this time the coal supply declined and highway access increased.

In 1948/49 the boilers were modified to allow the burning of furnace oil owing to coal supply shortages.

They were poorly armed and of low speed, and their meagre coal supply prevented their being used on blockade work or at any distance from a home port.