Established in June 1999 as Taiwan’s first dedicated railway exhibition hall, this open-air display behind the central station in Miaoli City preserves CT152 and DT561, the last two steam locomotives moved here when Chiayi Roundhouse was demolished in 1998, alongside a growing collection of retired diesel and electric stock. The adjacent 1937 shed (苗栗機關庫), originally designed for electric locomotives, now serves as a closed Taiwan Railways workshop. The site was reopened in April 2025 under private management as Miaoli Locomotive Park (苗栗火車頭園區).
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Wilhelm Chang (張威廉)
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- Railways in Taiwan (臺灣鐵路建設)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.