Lima Locomotive Corporation

Photo Credit: Photo 10-12-1930 by Kats Yama Photo Studio from Lin Chih Minn collection
Shop Number 2789 - Built for: Alishan Forest Railway
Built:
08-26-1914
Class:
B
28-2
Trucks:
2
Cylinders:
[#-Diam x Stroke]
3 - 8 x 10
Gear Ratio:
3.071
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
49,833
Owners:
Rockhill & Victor (D), New York City, NY
Samuels, Samuels & Co. (D), Taipei, Formosa (Japan)
Alishan Forest Railway #27, Kirun, Formosa, (Japan)
(1945) Alishan Forest Railway #27, Keelung (Chilung), Taiwan
Disposition: (1-22-1948) scrapped
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.

All of the 28-ton Alishan Shays were converted by the Alishan shops prior to 1921 to have the driveline pinion gears moved from the front side of the right wheel as Lima built it to rear side of the right wheel. The reason for this change is not known. Alishan 28-ton Shays were the only Shays to make this conversion.

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