It was built by the Hohenzollern Company of Germany in 1887. Liu Mingchuan, the Qing dynasty governor of Taiwan who began construction of the island's railways, purchased it in 1888 and named it Teng Yun, "Cloud Rider." The engine put in 36 years on Taiwan's railways before being retired in 1923.
騰雲號是台灣第一部蒸汽火車頭，一八八七年由德國 Hohenzollern 公司製造，創辦台灣鐵路的清代台灣巡撫劉銘傳在一八八八年購入，取名「騰雲一號」，至民國十二年功成身退為止，共為台灣鐵路貢獻三十六載。