Lima Locomotive Works


Photo Credit: Both: Chih-Wen Jason Hung
Shop Number 2633 - Built for: Samuels, Samuels & Co.
Built:
01-18-1913
Class:
A
18-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Diam x Stroke]
2 - 7 x 12
Gear Ratio:
3.071
Wheel Diam:
26.5"
Gauge:
30"
Boiler:
[Style - Diam.]
ST. - 31.5"
Fuel Type:
Wood
Fuel Capacity:
0.75 Cord
Water Capacity:
730 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
37,700
Owners:
Samuels, Samuels & Co. #17, Taipei, Formosa (Japan); For:
Alishan Forest Railway #17, Kirun, Formosa, (Japan)
(1945) Alishan Forest Railway #17, Keelung (Chilung), Taiwan
Disposition: Rail Hotel on Alishan, Chiayi, Taiwan
Additional Notes: Shipped to: Kirun (Keelung), Formosa (Taiwan)
There is only one original LIMA mark left on any of the Alishan Ry shays and it has no number. All of their shays have been re-built, changing much of the original Lima product. Most were renumbered for various reasons without regard to Lima Shop Numbers over the years.
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