Railway time: I visited a roundhouse last weekend, an active one even, in Changhua, in the middle of Taiwan.

Railway time: I visited a roundhouse last weekend, an active one even, in Changhua, in the middle of Taiwan. There was no entrance fee, but visitors had to register at the guard booth.

Unfortunately, the roundhouse itself was not open to visitors. There were two steam locomotives inside which I would have loved to see closer, but no way.

The emergency shower in the battery charger room was evidence that the batteries were still of the lead-acid type, no surprise there. Other than our high-speed rail, most regular rolling stock is rather "mature". I wonder how often they bend tracks up as a cheap buffer.

If you want to visit the place, it is right next to Changhua station, actively serving the rolling stock there.