Rails to the mines: Taiwan's forgotten railways

by Charles S. Small

Fascinating and detailed description of the narrow gauge railroads that once served various Taiwanese coal mines, cedar logging, and sugar cane plantations. The railroads were often old Decauville railways and used human "push" power, steam and diesel over the years. The photos show "push" power cars using human locomotives at work in 1978. Companies covered include the Chi Lung Coal Co., Yu Na Railroad Co., Tung Shan Coal Mining Co., Wu Lai tourist railroad, Shen Ao Li Coal Mine Railroad, and the Shui Shan Mining Co. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With schematic drawings of the equipment. 60 pages. Oversized.

60 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 1978