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Diesel-electric loco no R163 (I think!!) shunts cement wagons at Hualien
Harbour sidings on the hot afternoon of 8th
October 2006. The first load are seen being propelled from the dockside
loading point of Taiwan Cement to the sidings where they are dropped at in
one siding, following which the second rake of wagons was collected and
return worked to the docks. I am not sure which rake were empties and which
loaded but the return working resonated more hollowly with the rail joints.
The line that can be seen diverging to the left and under the bridge is the
connection to the main line. (1
min 53 sec)
(Map Ref
21
B3) |
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A southbound DMU
crosses the massive viaduct over the River Li-wu between Chung-te and
Hsin-chen on the hot afternoon
of 9th October 2006. This is one of the few places on the
North Link where the railway does not encounter mountainous terrain
requiring impressive civil engineering. The River Li-wu flows down the
beautiful Taroko Gorge, one of Taiwan' s premier tourist attractions. (33 sec)
(Map Ref
21 B1) |
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An unidentified DMU
heads north through the sidings complex at Ho-jen
on 9th October 2006. An aerial ropeway connects the cement works and
associated sidings here to the nearby Hsin-fu Cement Company's quarry. The
tunnel in the background is the new Ho-ping tunnel, the old Ho-ping tunnel
(not shown on the map) being slightly further inland and is just visible
above the train as it passes. (43 sec)
(Map Ref
15 B2) |
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Two unidentified
diesel locos head an empty ballast train south from Ku-feng
tunnel and through Han-pen station towards Ho-ping on 9th October 2006.
After crossing the Ho-ping Hsi bridge, the train will pass through Ho-ping
station and past the cement works operated by the Taiwan Cement Co., located
by the distant chimney, and associated sidings. Another aerial ropeway
connects the cement works and associated sidings to the quarry. (1
min 10 sec)
(Map Ref
15 B1) |
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A northbound EMU stops
at the lonely station of Wu-ta in the afternoon of 9th October 2006. (36 sec)
(Map Ref
12 A3) |
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Again at Wu-ta on
9th October 2006 but
now from the station platform, a Push-pull set hurries through with a
northbound train. The tunnel to the north of this station was been rebuilt
to a new, faster alignment some time ago (not shown on the map) and this
meant realigning the track through the station, evidenced by the remains of
the old platforms which cant be seen on the clip. The rebuilding of the
Kuang-yin tunnel to the south was in hand at the time of filming and, being
a major realignment, this is shown on Map 12. (30 sec)
(Map Ref
12 A3) |
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