Miaoli Railway Museum

Miaoli Railway Museum
苗栗鐵道文物展示館
Established	10 June 1999
Location	Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°34′04″N 120°49′19″E / 24.56778°N 120.82194°E
Type	transport museum
Website	www.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

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]

The original operator of the railway park unexpectedly terminated its lease on the property in September 2024. In November, a new operator was selected and the park is now anticipated to open as early as April 2025.^[3]

Diesel locomotives

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

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

30SP2502
25TPK2053
LTPB1813
SPC2

Work train

Taiwan Sugar Corporation number 254 Draisine

Railway monuments and historic buildings

Locomotive garage
Railway turntable

Transportation

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

Gallery

Taiwan Railway Class R0 R6 Diesel locomotive
Taiwan Railway Class S300 S305 Diesel locomotive
Taiwan Railway CT152 steam locomotive
Taiwan Railway DT561 steam locomotive
Taiwan Sugar Corporation number 331 tank locomotive
Taiwan Railway LDH101 Narrow track 762mm Diesel-Hydraulic locomotive
Taiwan Alishan Railway 11403-1 Diesel locomotive
Taiwan Alishan Railway 11403-5 Diesel locomotive
Taiwan Alishan Railway Guangfu passenger car
Taiwan Alishan Railway number 28 Shay locomotive
Taiwan Railway Cast coal driving range

References

↑ "Railway Museum". miaolitravel.net. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
↑ 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.
↑ 江, 乾松 (10 January 2025). "苗火車頭園區完工預計4月開幕". Yahoo News (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 March 2025.

[1] "Railway Museum". miaolitravel.net. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[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.

[3] 江, 乾松 (10 January 2025). "苗火車頭園區完工預計4月開幕". Yahoo News (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 March 2025.

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