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shannon		#1 Posted : 20 December 2020 10:42:05(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/01/2005(UTC) Posts: 353 Location: Taipei,		Yesterday I visited narrow rails (gauge 762 mm)for sugar manufacturing and transportation with my friend. Here are some picture i took for sharing with simple descriptions attached Huwei sugar factory was built in 1907, which has been continuing operation since then. The sugar is made from sugar cane harvested from December to March of next year. Locomotive made by Diema hauling the flat truck loading the sugar cane from farm is passing the level crossing and entering the factory. The train with 50 empty wagons is leaving for the farm to collect the sugar cane. The sugar rail passes through the elevated rail for high speed rail train. Along the rail has some beautiful scenery level crossing endless sugar cane field simple house for employee auditing the level crossing when the train is coming. abandoned train stop No barrier for level crossing turnout for a branch line to load the sugar cane. The next destination was Xizhou Sugar factory, which has not manufactured sugar for a long time and has been turned into a sightseeing location. This train made by Hitachi is still in operation in a short route for sightseeing As the train arrived at terminal Zuosuei, the locomotive uncoupled with coaches, reversing to the other end of train via a loop rail and backward to factory. Back to the factory i found many heritages of narrow railroad facility signal 2 gauged rail for 1067 mm and 762 mm rail grinding machine restored commuter rail car a Belgian-made steamer (wheel configuration 0-6-0) heritage of old Xizhou station in japanese style restored rail inspection car mini turn table [img=http://youtu.be/JnLygz-YbF4]https://youtu.be/JnLygz-YbF4[/img] Edited by user 23 December 2020 14:24:49(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

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Harvey		#2 Posted : 20 December 2020 16:13:02(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/02/2008(UTC) Posts: 606 Location: Glen Oaks, N.Y.		Enjoyed the story and the pictures Thanks Harvey

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kimballthurlow		#3 Posted : 22 December 2020 22:29:12(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/03/2007(UTC) Posts: 6,765 Location: Brisbane, Australia		Thank you Hsin for your story. The trains are almost the same as the sugar can trains used widely in Queensland. I have friends who specialize in following these train systems here. regards Kimball
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shannon		#4 Posted : 23 December 2020 16:19:41(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/01/2005(UTC) Posts: 353 Location: Taipei,		Originally Posted by: kimballthurlow Thank you Hsin for your story. The trains are almost the same as the sugar can trains used widely in Queensland. I have friends who specialize in following these train systems here. regards Kimball Before 70s, over 3000km narrow gauge railroad spread out the plain of Taiwan, but the rail was successively dismantled since then. This is the last route remaining to operate. Sugar train railroad is closer to people than standard gauge as result of slow train speed, lower clearance , easier to access it due to no barrier between rail and people. It provided the public transportation at the era on which the private cars and buses were not common.

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uhrwerk		#5 Posted : 05 January 2021 02:13:29(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2021(UTC) Posts: 6 Location: Colorado, Longmont		Thank you for taking the time to share these pictures and the story. Most of us cannot travel anymore, and so seeing a window like this into another world is a real treat. I love narrow gauge lines like this.

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katz1002		#6 Posted : 05 January 2021 22:36:26(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 30 Location: Sydney		Sugar cane tramways have been a favourite of mine for many years. I well remember tracing some of those lines in Fiji in the early 80's but sadly they are all gone now. Now I find solace in the Qld cane tramways which are very extensive. I came across this website some time ago but it is current and gives some pointers to where to go and view the operations: https://www.railtram.com.au/sugar-cane-railways regards

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