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As Christmas Day comes to an end the Forum respectfully remembers the tragic events of 26th December 2004 and in particular the loss of M2a 591 ‘Manitoba’ with passenger train No.50 which…

If you see a locomotive with tsunami waves painted on it, that's the legendary Manitoba. Class M2 591 (Manitoba) locomotive involved in the largest rail disaster in the Sri Lanka railway…

Sri Lanka Railways Class M6 locomotive fleet celebrates 40 years of legendary service today. (2019/12/18)Class M6 locomotives were imported to Sri Lanka in 1979. These locomotives can…

Maybe this is the first time you are seeing a data visualization of train traffic in Sri Lanka and it looks amazing!Nuwan Senaratna (@nuuuwan), currently working on an interesting…

Two abandoned locomotives of Sri Lanka Railways spotted at Maradana Railway Station last Saturday. (2019/10/19)These Class W1 and Class M5 locomotives will be restored to display at…

Uttara Devi (උත්තර දේවී) Intercity-Express train runs daily between Colombo Fort railway station and Kankesanthurai railway station.General InformationTrain nameUttara Devi (උත්තර…

It was recently reported that the Sri Lankan Railways is planning to introduce (or reintroduce rather) separate train carriages for women. According to SL Railways General Manager, Dilantha…

Class S14 powerset delivery is expected on the 13th of August 2019 as we heard from several sources.The cargo ship will arrive in Sri Lanka at Colombo Harbor.You can track the…

Railway modeling is one of the interesting hobbies in the world. Some people make full layouts including rollings stocks, buildings, and landscapes at reduced scales.Below photos of…

The railroads of Sri Lanka or then Ceylon have been constructed mainly to the Broad Gauge of 5’-6” the widest in the world, in common with those of India and Pakistan. However, the loading…