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Sri Lanka Railways M6 is a class of Diesel-electric locomotives imported to Sri Lanka in 1979. Most of these locomotives are still in active service with Sri Lanka Railways , the national rail operator.
M9 Locomotive. Ten units were ordered in 1997 and delivered in 2000, costing 190 million Sri Lankan rupees each [citation needed].By 2010 only 3 were in operation due to technical problems, [needs update] [1] Various problems were described including engine malfunction, and problems with the engine control units, [3] as well as the machines requiring modifications for use on curving track.
Class M11 is a mainline diesel-electric locomotive built by Banaras Locomotive Works, India, for use on Sri Lanka Railways and first delivered in 2018. This locomotive, clearly with its look, was developed from the WDG-4D (EMD JT46ACe) locomotive of the Indian Railways, which is originally of 4500 hp (3.4 MW), as it uses a 16-cylinder variant of the EMD 710 prime mover.
In the 1990s, Sri Lanka Railways converted the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge Kelani Valley line into 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. This was the last narrow gauge line left in Sri Lanka, and its conversion to broad gauge put the fleet of narrow gauge locomotives out of use. All operational locomotives in the country today are broad gauge.
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, commonly known as CEYPETCO (CPC), is a Sri Lankan oil and gas company. Established in 1962 and wholly owned by the Government of Sri Lanka, it is the largest oil company in Sri Lanka. It was formed in 1961 by nationalisation and expropriation of all private oil companies in Sri Lanka at the time of its formation. [4]
Active Class M10 is a mainline diesel-electric locomotive built by Banaras Locomotive Works , India, which is the largest diesel-electric locomotive manufacturer in India, [ 2 ] for Sri Lanka Railways and constructed in 2012. [ 3 ]
Litro Gas is Sri Lanka's largest gas company. It controls 85% of Sri Lanka's gas market. The company is wholly owned by Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation.. Established in 1872 as Colombo Gas and Water Company, [3] it was a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell until 2010, when it was purchased by the government of Sri Lanka.
CIC Holdings PLC is a Sri Lankan conglomerate holding company engaged in merchandising and manufacturing chemical products.The company was incorporated in 1964 and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in the same year.