Lima Locomotive Works

Photo Credit: Eiji Nozawa
Shop Number 2946 - Built for: Samuels, Samuels & Co.
Built:
11-15-1917
Class:
B
28-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Diam x Stroke]
3 - 8 x 10
Gear Ratio:
2.563
Wheel Diam:
27.5"
Gauge:
30"
Boiler:
[Style - Diam.]
E.W.T. - 35.375"
Fuel Type:
Wood / Coal
Fuel Capacity:
1.25 Cords / 1.5 Tons
Water Capacity:
850 Gallons
Empty Weight:
As built
56,200
Owners:
Samuels, Samuels & Co., Taipei, Formosa (Japan); For:
Alishan Forest Railway #31, Kirun, Formosa, (Japan)
(1945) Alishan Forest Railway #31, Keelung (Chilung), Taiwan
Converted to oil burner and is operational
Disposition: Displayed @ Pei-men yard, Cha-YI, 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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