Lima Locomotive Corporation



Photo Credit:
Top: George R. Kadelak Collection
Center: Chih-Wen Jason Hung
Bottom: Wally Hannam
Shop Number 2549 - Built for: Alishan Forest Railway
Built:
06-22-1912
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
36,616
Owners:
Samuels, Samuels & Co. (D), Taipei, Formosa (Japan); For:
Alishan Forest Railway #14, Kirun (Keelung), Formosa, (Japan)
(1945) Alishan Forest Railway #14, Keelung (Chilung), Taiwan
(10-12-1971) Puffing Billy Ry #14, Belgrave, Victoria, Australia
Disposition:
Displayed in February 2003 at the Puffing Billy Museum at Menzies Creek, Victoria, Australia
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.
"Girder Type Frame"
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