List of Taiwanese Pacific locomotives

The first 4-6-2 Pacific type locomotives appeared in Taiwan in 1912 when ALCo-Rogers delivered three simple expansion superheated 470 x 610 1600 62.2 tons Pacific type locomotives derived from Japanese Government Railways saturated type 8900 delivered earlier by ALCo-Brooks to Japan to suit the Taiwanese conditions. They received numbers 200 - 202. One more locomotive number 203 was delivered in 1913. These locomotives started the Pacific era, which lasted more than sixty years in Taiwan. Later the ALCo Pacifics became class E 200. These American-built Pacifics remained the only ones in the island up to 1935. They hauled the most important passenger express pair of trains between Taihoku and Takao.

In 1935 five more Pacific type locomotives, this time standard Japanese Government Railways class 55 Pacifics, were added to the locomotive stock numbered 551 - 555. In 1938 four more were delivered numbered 556 - 559. When the Pacific War started on December 7, 1941, there were only 13 Pacific type locomotives working in Taiwan. The increasing wartime traffic demanded more passenger type locomotives in Taiwan. Two new Pacifics, this time Japanese Government Railways class 57, arrived in 1942 and four more in 1943. In addition, during the war the Japanese could only deliver to Taiwan some of their C11 type 1C1t-h2 tank locomotives and their general purpose class D51 1D1-h2 Mikado type locomotives.

All Pacifics survived the war. Hitachi delivered eight more class 57s (presumably as war reparations) to Taiwan Railway Administration. These were the last Pacific type locomotives to arrive in Taiwan or, then called, National China under the Chiang Kai-shek administration. All of them were of 2C1-h2 wheel arrangement and built to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge.

class number builder serial number build date notes (preservation status as of November 2006)
E 200 ALCo-Rogers 51494 1912 in service to 1950s
E 201 ALCo-Rogers 51495 1912 in service to 1950s
E 202 ALCo-Rogers 51496 1912 in service to 1950s
E 203 ALCo-Rogers 53977 1912 in service to 1950s
C 551 Mitsubishi 169 1935 1972 in service Taipei; preserved at Lotus Pound, Tzuo-Ying, Kaoshion
C 552 Mitsubishi 170 1935
C 553 Mitsubishi 171 1935 1972 in service Taipei
C 554 Mitsubishi 172 1935
C 555 Kawasaki 1575 1935 1972 in service Taipei
C 556 Mitsubishi 215 1938 1972 in service Taipei
C 557 Mitsubishi 216 1938
C 558 Mitsubishi 219 1938 1972 in service Taipei
C 559 Mitsubishi 220 1938 1972 in service Taipei; preserved at Tainan Sports Park
C 571 Hitachi 1512 1942 1972 in service Chia Yi; preserved at The Lover's Lake, Keelung
C 572 Hitachi 1513 1942
C 573 Kawasaki 2862 1943 1972 in service Chia Yi; preserved at Taiwan Traditional Village, Chang-Hua
C 574 Kawasaki 2863 1943 1972 in service Chia Yi
C 575 Kawasaki 2864 1943
C 576 Kawasaki 2865 1943 1972 in service Chia Yi
CT 277 Hitachi 2102 1953 1972 in service Chia Yi
CT 278 Hitachi 2103 1953 Preserved at Er-Shuei Station
CT 279 Hitachi 2104 1953
CT 280 Hitachi 2105 1953
CT 281 Hitachi 2106 1953
CT 282 Hitachi 2107 1953
CT 283 Hitachi 2108 1953 1972 in service Chia Yi
CT 284 Hitachi 2109 1953 1972 in service Chia Yi; preserved at I-Lan Sports Park

Class E was reclassified to ET, and class C to CT under Taiwan Railway Administration.

References

    • ALCo and Japanese Locomotive builders work lists.
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