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Between 1958 and 1978, the Ceylon Transport Board (CTB) was the nationalised enterprise which handled all public bus transport in Sri Lanka. At its peak, it was the largest omnibus company in the world — with about 7,000 buses and over 50,000 employees.
The Pettah Power Station was the second power station established in the country and was used to power the tram network, mercantile offices, government buildings and street lights. [4] [5] The whole of the track on both routes was relaid with 43 kg (95 lb) rails between December 1905 and August 1907, with all joints being welded by thermite ...
The history of Sri Lanka Transport Board, the state-run, primary bus operator in Sri Lanka, goes back to 1 January 1958. The state-owned enterprise was at the time known as the Ceylon Transport Board. At its peak, it was the largest omnibus company in the world - with about 7,000 buses and over 50,000 employees. With privatization in 1979, it ...
A railbus at Punani railway station, Sri Lanka. Railbuses entered service in Sri Lanka in 1995, using Tata Dimo buses, and later Lanka Ashok Leyland buses. The buses, originally built for road use, were modified to be used on rails and connected back-to-back like a DMU.
The Colombo central bus station bombing was the car bombing of the central bus terminal of Colombo carried out on April 21, 1987, in Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 80-pound (36 kg) bomb killed at least 113 people and left a 10-foot (3 m) crater in the ground. [3] [4] The New York Times estimated 200 people had been injured. [5]
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows: A ... Katunayake railway station, Western Province; Katunayake Airport (BIA), ...
A white-washed windmill in Bodrum. Bodrum (Turkish pronunciation:) is a town and district of Muğla Province, Turkey. [3] About 200 thousand people live in the district, [2] which covers 650 km 2 [4] and includes the town. It is a port town at the entrance to the Gulf of Gökova.
Kaduwela (Sinhala: කඩුවෙල, Tamil: கடுவெலை) is the largest city in Sri Lanka by land area, covering 87.71 km 2 (33.87 sq mi). [1] The city is composed of three divisions called Kaduwela, Battaramulla and Athurugiriya and is located in the Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. [2]