Chiu Ching-hung, head of the railway division at the TFB's Chiayi office, says that the train itself wouldn't have a problem. Instead, the quality of the coal used as fuel is the key issue.
林管處鐵路課課長邱錦鴻表示，車子比較不是問題，燃料品質差，產生不了足夠的熱量，才是車子上不上得了山的關鍵。