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Miaoli Railway Museum

Coordinates: 24°34′04″N 120°49′19″E / 24.56778°N 120.82194°E / 24.56778; 120.82194
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Miaoli Railway Museum
苗栗鐵道文物展示館
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Established10 June 1999
LocationMiaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Coordinates24°34′04″N 120°49′19″E / 24.56778°N 120.82194°E / 24.56778; 120.82194
TypeTransport museum
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/Miaoli

The Miaoli Railway Museum (traditional Chinese: 苗栗鐵道文物展示館; simplified Chinese: 苗栗铁道文物展示馆; pinyin: Miáolì Zhídào Wénwù Zhǎnshìguǎn) is a railway park in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan.[1]

History

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The museum will open up a new railway park within its vicinity in 2023, which will display several locomotives and railway-related artifacts. It is built on a 1.91 hectares of land and cost NT$1 billion.[2]

Diesel locomotives

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  • TRA Class R0 diesel-electric locomotive R6
  • TRA Class S300 diesel-electric locomotive S305
  • TRA Class S400 diesel-electric locomotive S405
  • TRA LDH101 Narrow track 762mm diesel-hydraulic locomotives
  • Taiwan Alishan Railway 11403-5 diesel-mechanical locomotive
  • Taiwan Alishan Railway 11403-1 diesel-mechanical locomotive

Steam locomotives

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  • TRA Class CT150 steam locomotive CT152
  • TRA Class DT560 steam locomotive DT561
  • Taiwan Alishan Railway number 28 Shay locomotive
  • Taiwan Sugar Corporation number 331 tank locomotive

Passenger cars

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  • 30SP2502
  • 25TPK2053
  • LTPB1813
  • SPC2

Work train

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  • Taiwan Sugar Corporation number 254 Draisine

Railway monuments and historic buildings

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  • Locomotive garage
  • Railway turntable

Transportation

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The museum is in walking distance south of Miaoli Station of the Taiwan Railways.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Railway Museum". Miaoli City. Miaolitravel.Net. Retrieved 29 January 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Yu, Hsiao-han; Lee, Hsin-yin (20 November 2022). "Railway park in Miaoli set to open next year: TRA". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 23 November 2022.