Other Locomotives
From the early 1900s, steam locomotives were gradually superseded by electric and diesel locomotives. Since then, CRH has maintained various new type of locomotives, so you can come to visit all of them.
Changhua Roundhouse is the largest maintenance place for R20.Electric and Diesel Locomotive R20
Type: R20
Number: 52(R21-R72)
Year of manufacture: 1949～1966
Country of manufacture: USA
Weight: 78 tons
Speed limit: 100km/h
S318, the last remaining Locomotive S300,
is in charge of dispatching trains regularly .Electric and Diesel Locomotive S300
Type: S300
Number: 21(S301～S321)
Year of manufacture: 1966
Country of manufacture: USA
Weight: 54 tons
Speed limit: 75km/h
E101 is the only one of serial E100 still in operation.
Electric Locomotive E100
Type: E100
Number: 20(E101～E120)
Year of manufacture: 1974
Country of manufacture: Designed by British and made by South Africa
Weight: 72 tons
Speed limit: 110km/h
P.S. It has to attach powertrain to supply power for air-conditioning equipment. It is used for ordinary express trains and freight trains.
source: Encino
E303 only pulls local trains and freight trains.
Electric Locomotive E300
Type: E300
Number: 39 (E301～E339)
Year of manufacture: 1978～1979
Country of manufacture: USA
Weight: 96 tons
Speed limit: 110km/h
P.S. It pulls non-air-conditioning passenger trains and freight trains.
Words are adopted from: Hsu, Yu-Chien Architect Associate. Survey and restoration plan for Changhua Roundhouse, the County Designate. Changhua: Changhua County Government, 2004.
Something you may like to know
CRH was built for steam locomotives. How does it maintain new types of locomotives?
Workbenches in the stalls 1-7 were reformed to maintain new types of locomotives. However, the high voltage wires can not be set inside CRH due to the fan-shaped of the building. Consequently, the electric and diesel locomotives have to move out from the stall and for the test of the electrical function.
Source: Changhua Cool-Bow
