The Miaoli Railway Museum ( zh, t=苗栗鐵道文物展示館, s=苗栗铁道文物展示馆, first=t, p=Miáolì Zhídào Wénwù Zhǎnshìguǎn) is a railway park in

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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. 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.

Diesel locomotives

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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 *

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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 Miaoli () is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration, Taiwan Railways. Overview The station has one side platform and one island platform. It also has a tourist information center. Miaoli Station i ...

of the Taiwan Railways.

Gallery

File:台鐵R6於苗栗鐵道公園.jpg, Taiwan Railway Class R0 R6 Diesel locomotive File:TRA S305 at Miaoli Railway Museum 20120608.jpg, Taiwan Railway Class S300 S305 Diesel locomotive File:CT152.JPG, Taiwan Railway CT152 steam locomotive File:DT561.JPG, Taiwan Railway DT561 steam locomotive File:Taisugar SL 331.JPG, Taiwan Sugar Corporation number 331 tank locomotive File:TRA LDH101 at Miaoli Railway Museum 20050226.jpg, Taiwan Railway LDH101 Narrow track 762mm Diesel-Hydraulic locomotive File:AFR 11403-1.JPG, Taiwan Alishan Railway 11403-1 Diesel locomotive File:AFR 11403-5.JPG, Taiwan Alishan Railway 11403-5 Diesel locomotive File:AFR SPC2.JPG, Taiwan Alishan Railway Guangfu passenger car File:Shay 28.JPG, Taiwan Alishan Railway number 28 Shay locomotive File:投煤練習場.JPG, Taiwan Railway Cast coal driving range

References

1999 establishments in Taiwan Miaoli City Museums established in 1999 Museums in Miaoli County Railway museums in Taiwan {{Taiwan-museum-stub