Locomotives 31 January 2019 Class B1A-251 Steam Locomotive The History Steam-powered locomotives were still in use in the late ’70s both in Narrow and Broad gauge rail tracks in Sri Lanka. These great
Class M 27 January 2019 Class M5 Lightweight, yet powerful locomotive fleet of Sri Lanka Railways Introduction Class M5 locomotives were imported in 1979 from Japan. ClassNumberRemarksService StatusM5C767In ServiceM5B768In ServiceM5A769Out of ServiceM5C770At
Class M 27 January 2019 Class M3 In 1955 the state owned Ceylon Government Railway, now the Sri Lanka Railways, manufactured Sri Lanka’s “first” diesel-electric locomotive using old spares of withdrawn
Class M 27 January 2019 Class M2 Sri Lanka Railways received Class M2 locomotive fleet from Canada under “Colombo Plan Aid – From Canada” between 1954-1966. Introduction General Motors EMD, made multi-purpose G8,
Special Notes 27 January 2019 Special Train for Sri Paada Pilgrim Season The special train will leave Colombo Fort at 7.30 am to reach Nanu-oya at 01.30 pm, and the return train will leave Nanu-oya
Class M 20 January 2019 Class M1 The Class M1 locomotives were built in Loughborough, UK by Brush Bagnall Traction LTD between 1952 – 1955. Sri Lanka Railways (CGR) had 25 locomotives in
blue express 20 January 2019 Updated: Rajadhani Express to Return as Blue Line Express Blue Line Express luxury passenger service is currently operating between Colombo Fort and Kandy Railway Stations. Check out the time table, ticket prices, video and
Accidents 20 January 2019 Jaffna Intercity Derailed at Maho Junction The express train which runs between Mount Lavinia and Jaffna faced a derailment(2019/01/19) due to a bearing failure. Pics from Lahiru T.
Articles 18 January 2019 Letter from a Genius Rail Lover Was this taken on March 6, 2007 but, there was no Gam Udawa after 1992! President Ranasinghe Premadasa, widely regarded as the most efficient SL
News 5 January 2019 First train between Matara and Beliatta Railway Line will run on this Sunday The first train to observe the newly constructed rail track from Beliatta to Matara is scheduled to operate tomorrow(2019/01/05). These activities will