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Alishan Forest Railway No.14 Puffing Billy Museum, Menzies Creek |
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Alishan Forest Railway No.14 displayed at Menzies Creek on
8 October 2002.
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Builder |
Ohio |
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Builder’s Number & Year |
2549
of 1912 |
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Wheel Arrangement |
A-type (2 trucks, 2 cylinders) |
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This
A-type Shay locomotive was built by Lima Locomotive Works, Ohio for the
Alishan Forest Railway, Taiwan. The Alishan
Forest Railway featured a large fleet of Shay locomotives and many still
survive, together with a portion of the railway which is now a tourist
operation. Alishan
Shay No.14 was imported to Australia for preservation in approximately 1974.
It was placed on display at the Puffing Billy Museum at Menzies Creek, where
it remains as a key exhibit. Similar Shay locomotives once worked in the
Victorian timber industry, such as Lima
2576 of 1912. Being of
2' 6" gauge, perhaps one day this interesting locomotive could be
restored for operation on the Puffing Billy Railway? The idea surfaces in
enthusiast discussions from time to time, and it certainly would make an
excellent addition to their working fleet of articulated and geared locomotives. Historical and technical information for Alishan Shay No.14 / Lima B/N 2549 can be found at the excellent shaylocomotives.com website. |
Two further views of Alishan Forest Railway No.14 at
Menzies Creek on 8 October 2002.
References
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a |
www.shaylocomotives.com
website, viewed 24
May 2014. |
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b |
L. Oberg,
'Locomotives of Australia, 1850s -2010' (Fifth Edition), published
by Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. 2011
reprint |
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c |
Webmaster's
observation or comment. |
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