Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA)

The 2' 6" East Coast Mainline

Taiwan's East Coast mainline was isolated from the West Coast system and Taipei as it used the same 2' 6" gauge as the logging railways and tramways which provided most of its traffic. It was converted to 3' 6" gauge through the 1970s and a unified gauge around the island was completed in 1982, most of which is now also electrified.

'LCK 31' at Hualien	'LCK 31' at Hualien	'LCK 31' at Hualien	'LCK 31' at Hualien
'LDK 58' at Taipei Main Station	'LDK 58' at Taipei Main Station
'LDH 100' at Maioli Museum	'LDR 2201' at Taipei Main Station	'LTPB 1803' at Maioli Museum	'LDT 103' at Hualien
East Coast bridge near Yilan	East Coast bridge near Yilan	Box van at Hualien Museum	Police cells at Hualien Museum
Lamps and flags at Hualien	Signals at Hualien Museum	Station buildings at Hualien	Police cells at Hualien Museum

Taiwan's Locomotives

The first and the oldest

The first locomotive in Taiwan was appropriately No 1,'Teng-Yuan', built by Hohenzollern of Germany, works no. 445 of 1887. However it isn't the oldest. That privilege belongs to No 9, built by Avonside of Bristol, works no. 835 of 1871. No 9 first worked in Japan and was sent to Taiwan a few years later.

'Taiwan Railway '1 Teng-Yuan'

'Taiwan Railway '1 Teng-Yuan'

'Taiwan Railway '9' at Taipei

'Taiwan Railway '9' at Taipei

Steam Locomotives

3' 6" is the 'standard' gauge for Taiwanese railways though the high speed lines are the normal standard gauge.

'CK 58' at Kaohsiung	'CK 124' at Changhu Roundhouse	'CT 152' at Miaoli Museum	'DT 561' at Miaoli Museum
'CT259' at Kaohsiung	'CT259' at Kaohsiung	'DT 609' at Kaohsiung	'DT 609' at Kaohsiung

Diesel Locomotives

DL shunter at Hualien	'DL 2502' at Ruifang	'DL 2506' and 'R 171' at Hualien	'DML 101' at Hualien
'DHL108' at Changhu Roundhouse	'DHL109' at Changhu Roundhouse	'R 6' at Miaoli Museum	'R 32' at Hsinchu
'R 40' at Changhu Roundhouse	'R 66' at Changhu Roundhouse	'R 71' at Changhu Roundhouse	'R 123' at Taitung
'R 40' at Changhu Roundhouse	'R 66' at Changhu Roundhouse	'R 71' at Changhu Roundhouse	'R 123' at Taitung
'R 153' at Changhu Roundhouse	'R 162' at Taipei	'R 171' and 'DL 2506' at Hualien	'R 173' at Hualien
'R 183' and 'E 337' at Hualien	'R 186' at Hualien	'R 190' at Yilan	'R 193' at Yilan
'S 305' at Miaoli	'S 318' at Changhu Roundhouse	'S 405' at Miaoli

Diesel Railcars on the Neiwan line

'DRC 1021' at Hsinchu	'DRC 1010' at Zhuzhong	'DRC 1010' at Zhuzhong	'DRC 1001' at Neiwan
'DRC 1014' at Neiwan	'DRC 1018' at Neiwan	'DRC 1018' at Neiwan

Diesel Railcars on the Jingtong line

On the way to Jingtong	On the way to Jingtong	On the way to Jingtong
'DRC 1022' at Shifen Waterfall	'DRC 1022' at Shifen Waterfall	'DRC 1022' at Shifen Waterfall	'DRC 1028' at Shifen Waterfall
'DRC 1024' at Shifen Station	'DRC 1026' at Shifen Station	'DRC 1029' at Shifen Station	'DRC1024', 'DRC 1029' at Shifen
Shifen Street before the train	Shifen Street before the train	Shifen Street before the train
'DRC 1027' at Shifen Street	'DRC 1027' at Shifen Street	'DRC 1027' at Shifen Street	'DRC 1027' at Shifen Street
'DRC 1027' at Shifen Street	'DRC 1027' at Shifen Street	'DRC 1029' at Shifen Street
'DRC 1004' at Jingtong	'DRC 1004' at Jingtong	'DRC 1004' at Jingtong	The end of the line at Jingtong

Diesel Multiple Units

'DR 2806' at Taipei

'DR 2827' at Taipei

'DR 3034' at Hualein

'DR 3034' at Hualein

Electric Locomotives and Multiple Units

'E 218' at Chiayi	'E 218' at Chiayi	'E 222' at Hualien	'E 301' at Changhu Roundhouse
'E 323' at Miaoli	'E 328' at Changhu Roundhouse	'E 338' at Hsinchu	'E 338' at Hsinchu
'E 406' at Changhu Roundhouse	'E 412' at Changhu	'E 417' at Yilan	'E 417' at Yilan
'E 1002' at Ruifgang	'E 1007' at Changhu	'E 1015' at Chiayi	'E 1032' at Miaoli
'E 1038' at Miaoli	'EMC 509' at Hualien	'EMC 569' at Chiayi	'EMC 586' at Hsinchu
'EMC 603' at Hsinchu	'EMC 709' at Miaoli	'EMC 710' at Chiayi	'ED 806' at Taipei
'ED 817' at Miaoli	'ED 854' at Kaohsiung	'ED 858' at Chiayi	'ED 889' at Taipei
'EMC 1208' at Chiayi	'EMC 1208' at Chiayi	'TED 1004' at Taipei	'TED 1011' at Ruifgang
'TED 1012' at Ruifgang	'TED 2010' at Chiayi	'TED 2032' at Taipei	'CM04' at Chiayi

Along the lines

Changhu Roundhouse	Changhu Roundhouse	Changhu Roundhouse	Gaoping bridge near Pingtung,
The Chongdi tunnels near Hualien	The Chongdi tunnels near Hualien	The Chongdi tunnels near Hualien
TRA brakevan at Hsinchu	TRA brakevan at Kaohsiung

Alishan Forest Railway

Rolling Stock

18 ton 'Shay' Steam Locomotives

12 built by Lima 2351 in 1910
13 built by Lima 2352 in 1910
18 built by Lima 2634 in 1913

'12' at Alishan

'13' at Beimen

'13' at Beimen

'18' at Feng Chi Hu

28 ton 'Shay' Steam Locomotives

23 built by Lima 2714 in 1913
24 built by Lima 2724 in 1913
25 built by Lima 2787 in 1914
28 built by Lima 2790 in 1914
29 built by Lima 2791 in 1914
31 built by Lima 2946 in 1917
32 built by Lima 2947 in 1917

'23' at Beimen	'24' at Zhaoping	'24' at Zhaoping	'25' at Beimen
'25' at Beimen	'28' at Maioli Museum	'28' at Maioli Museum	'29' at Feng Chi Hu
'31' at Alishan	'31' at Alishan	'32' at Beimen

The original diesel locomotives

11403-1 and 11403-2 (now DL2), 0-6-0D, built by Mitsubishi 810/11 in 1953
11403-3 and 11403-5, Bo-Bo, built by Mitsubishi 863/64 in 1955

'DL 2' at Beimen	'DL 2' at Beimen	'DL 2' at Beimen
'11403-1' at Miaoli Museum	'11403-1' at Miaoli Museum	'11403-3' at Zhaoping	'11403-5' at Miaoli Museum

The first series of modern diesel locomotives

DL25 to DL30 built by Mitsubishi in 1969 and DL31 to DL34 built by Mitsubishi in 1972

'DL 25' at Miaoli Museum	'DL 26' at Beimen	'DL 26' at Beimen	'DL 27' at Lumen
'DL 29' at Alishan	'DL 30' at Alishan	'DL 31' at Alishan	'DL 34' at Beimen

The second series of modern diesel locomotives

DL35 to DL37 built by Orenstein & Koppel 26806 in 1976, 26884-5 in 1977, all retired from service

'DL 35' at Beimen

'DL 35' at Beimen

'DL 36' at Beimen

'DL 37' at Beimen

The third series of modern diesel locomotives

DL38 to DL43 built by Nippon Sharyo in 1980/82
DL45 to DL46 built by Nippon Sharyo in 2006
DL47 to DL51 built by Taiwan Rolling Stock in 2007.

'DL 38' at Alishan	'DL 39' at Alishan	'DL 39' at Alishan	'DL 41' at Alishan
'DL 41' at Alishan	'DL 42' at Alishan	'DL 43' at Alishan	'DL 43' at Alishan
'DL 45' at Chiayi	'DL 45' at Lumen	'DL 47' at Chiayi	'DL 47' at Chiayi
'DL 49' at Beimen	'DL 51' at Beimen

Other locomotives and railcars

DPC1, DPC7/DPC8 and DPC11
Allegedly DL42 at Chukuo Visitor Centre appears to be a mock-up as the real DL42 is still working
Kato 7 ton shunter built in 1926 and a 'Wickham' type trolley '3'

'DPC 1' at Beimen	'DPC 7' at Beimen	'DPC 11' at Beimen
Allegedly 'DL 42' at Chukuo	Allegedly 'DL 42' at Chukuo
Kato diesel loco at Beimen	Kato diesel loco at Beimen	Kato diesel loco at Beimen	Railcar '3' at Feng Chi Hu

Other Vehicles

Old boilers at Beimen	Crane at Beimen	P W trolley at Beimen	P W trolley at Lumen
P W wagons at Beimen	Boxvan at Beimen	Parcels van at Alishan	'SPC 2' at Miaoli Museum
Interior of modern coach	Wooden coaches at Alishan	Wooden coaches at Alishan

Along the line

Along the line

Shay No '25' arrives at Chiayi	Beimen	Beimen	Beimen turntable
Old boilers at Beimen	Crane at Beimen	P W trolley at Beimen
Lumachan Station	Jhuci Station nameboard	Turning triangle notice at Jhuci	P W trolley at Jhuci
From Jhuci to Feng Chi Hu	From Jhuci to Feng Chi Hu	From Jhuci to Feng Chi Hu	From Jhuci to Feng Chi Hu
From Jhuci to Feng Chi Hu	From Jhuci to Feng Chi Hu	From Jhuci to Feng Chi Hu	From Jhuci to Feng Chi Hu
From Jhuci to Feng Chi Hu	From Jhuci to Feng Chi Hu	Feng Chi Hu	Feng Chi Hu
Feng Chi Hu	Feng Chi Hu	Feng Chi Hu
Alishan Junction	Alishan Junction	Alishan loco shed	'DL 39' arrives in Alishan
'DL 39' arrives in Alishan	'DL 41' arrives in Alishan	'DL 41' arrives in Alishan	'DL 41' arrives in Alishan
'31' between Alishan and Zhaoping	'31' between Alishan and Zhaoping	'31' between Alishan and Zhaoping	'31' between Alishan and Zhaoping
AFR branchline at Zhaoping	AFR branchline at Zhaoping	The crowded train to Zhushan

Landslide and typhoon damage

Landslides from major typhoons in 2009 and 2015 have split the line in two. this shows some of the damage that can be seen from Alishan Station. we were told a tunnel diverson was being built.

The landslide beyond Sacred Tree

The landslide beyond Sacred Tree

The landslide beyond Sacred Tree

Alishan Log Hauler

This log hauler and its kingpost are at Zhaoping Station. I've read somewhere that it may have been made by 'Willamette' in the USA and has four cylinders rather than the usual two. Unfortunately I can't remember where I found this information.

The log hauler at Zhaoping	The log hauler at Zhaoping	The log hauler at Zhaoping	The log hauler at Zhaoping
The log hauler at Zhaoping	The log hauler at Zhaoping	The kingpost tree at Zhaoping

Acknowledgments, sources and further reading.

Citycat's Taiwanese website
Blair's Taiwanese website and click on 'Translate'