BK24 replica

Since 成功大學 is unwilling to part with our beloved steam engine BK24, which was also already partially dismembered (allegedly for teaching purposes), there is no choice but to build a replica instead. It is to be installed on the very same spot where BK24 loaded up on water and coal, a scene known forever to Tamsui-lang as "火車吃水Imbibing Locomotive".

This is the site with the original end-of-the-line railroad tracks, Chung Cheng Road is to the right:

The BK24 replica is being built with a fiberglass body:

Finally, any Tamsui-lang, old and new, can re-live BK24's glorious past (1901-1954). The Tamsui RR line had indeed served Tamsui well. It was in an era when small businessmen must procure supplies, students commute to go to school, and salary-men to their jobs, all in Taipei.