Changhua County in Taiwan has the only remaining fan-shaped railway
garage in Taiwan , which is also Southeast Asia's only "locomotive
hotel". Here preserved are all
kinds of antique trains of Taiwan. Built
in 1922, the fan-shaped train depot of Taiwan Railway is one of the few remaining and operating
train depots in Taiwan, charting a profound historical significance and
cultural preservation value. In a semi-circular formation, the fan-shaped train
depot consists of 12 tracks and one turntable; the tracks follow along the
turntable and spread out towards the depot. The locomotives at the time of
construction were all steam locomotives; steam pipes for steam can thus be seen
on top of every track unit. Such is its ingeniousness in both design and
practical use that the Train Depot was lavished with the status of
county-designated historical heritage in 2000.
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