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If a base [[Factory]] is well supplied with Diesel [[File:icon diesel.png|16px|link=Material]] it may produce 3 Diesel Tokens [[File:token diesel.png|16px|link=Token]] per game tick (actual output may vary, and can furthermore be increased by purchasing extensions). A diesel engine such as the [[Engines#Diesel_Era|fourth (diesel) era]] V220 is listed to have an operating cost of 1 [[File:token diesel.png|16px|link=Token]]. What this means is that as long as the Factory is fully operational it enables you to run fifteen V220 engines without running out of diesel tokens.
However, assuming [[Vehicle Aging]] has not been disabled, this changes fuel consumption increases as the engines get older. After 50 years of service without renovation, just three V220s will consume the entire production of that Factory!
What this means is that should you decide to build a fleet of steam locomotives, you need to first make sure you are well supplied with [[File:token coal.png|16px|link=token]] (coal tokens) and the same goes for diesel and electric engines. The engines that run on money alone (such as the 2-6-0 Porter you start with, and the 60E in the Electric era) are the easiest to work with for beginner players. They do the job just as well, so strictly speaking you don't need engines that run on coal, diesel and energy; consider Mashinky offering them for variety!
