The first run locomotive in Taiwan - Sail Clouds

Photo by Chih-Wen Hung Taiwan railway was started during the Qing(Ching) Dynasty in 1887 by the then Governor General Liu Ming-chuang. The first run locomotive in Taiwan - Sail Clouds in 1887 the manufacturing industry Hohenzollern had produced the 2 cars of this class. Then Taiwan railway was started 2 Hohenzollern and other 6 locomotives. Sail Clouds had been used to 1924 and now this is kept in Taiwan New Prak. The oldest locomotive in Taiwan is not this. In Taiwan the oldest locomotive is #9. #9 was made with Avonside of England in 1871. When a railway opened in Japan in 1871, it was used between Tokyo and Yokohama. After that, it was sent in Taiwan from Japan.

Data of #1 class

Whell arrengment	0-4-0	Loco. Weight in Working Order(t)	16.41
Heating Surface(m2)	34.84	Weight on Driving Wheels(t)	16.41
Cylinder Dimensions(mm)	292X406	Boiler Pressure(kg/cm2)	7.00
Loading Capacity of Coal(t)	0.6	Loading Capacity of Water(m3)	1.58
Grate Area(m2)	0.52	Width(mm)	2,184
Length(mm)	6,477	Height(mm)	3,461

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