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THE ALI-SHAN RAILWAY INDEX

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Loco #DL-42 brings the empty stock of the Ali-shan Express (the 1330 Chia-yi to Ali-shan) into the Alishan Railway Bay platform at Chia-yi TRA station from Pei-men sidings on Saturday 03 December 2005. The loco does not run round but propels the train throughout the journey, except at the zig-zag sections, of course. (24 sec)

(Map Ref 33 A3 & 37 B1)

The Alishan express approaches Jiao-li-peng from the west on Saturday 3rd December 2005. The coaches are fully air-conditioned but this tends to get turned off on the journey up the mountain as the temperature and humidity drops with the higher altitudes. (24 sec)

(Map Ref 34 A2)

Station scenes at Jiao-li-peng on Saturday 3rd December 2005 as we cross the down working of the Ali-shan Express (28 sec)

(Map Ref 34 A2)

The view from the front on Saturday 3rd December 2005 as we depart Jiao-li-peng (1 min 16 sec)

(Map Ref 34 A2)

Departing from the pretty station at Shi-tzu-lu on Saturday 3rd December 2005 en route for Ali-shan (23 sec)

(Map Ref 34 B3)

Coming down the mountain the following day on Sunday 04 December 2005 on the return Ali-shan Express, the 1323 from Alishan, due at Chiayi at 1650. These 3 "head-out" sequences were filmed between Shi-tzu-lu & Duo-lin (15 sec)

(Map Ref 34 B3)

As above (21 sec)

As above (16 sec)

From the carriage window on Sunday 04 December 2005 - it is difficult to do justice for the beauty of the scenery with a camera from a moving train, but hopefully these clips from the downhill working between Shuei-she-liao and Jiao-li-peng will give a bit of a taste (16 sec)

(Map Ref 34 A2)

As above (16 sec)
Passing the Uphill working of the Ali-shan Express at Jiao-li-peng on Sunday 04 December 2005 (32 sec)

(Map Ref 34 A2)
Alishan Shay #26 in steam on a test run from Chia-yi to Jhu-ci on the comparatively level section of the Alishan Railway before the climbing starts in earnest. This was filmed sometime in late 2004/early 2005 and starts with the loco running over the road crossing at Pei-men. This is a long clip with an 8 second lead in, so don't worry if it starts with a black screen. (6 min 41 sec)

(Map Ref 33 A2 & B2)

 

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