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600 hp: GM Detroit Diesel V16 engine. Ordered by Sri Lanka Veneers & Plywood. One is preserved at the National Railway Museum, Kadugannawa. P1: 527–530: 0-6-0: 4: Hunslet Engine Company: 1950: 120 hp: One is preserved at the National Railway Museum, Kadugannawa.
The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historical procession is held annually to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. A unique symbol of Sri Lanka, the ...
The launch of the Viceroy Special was spearheaded by Hemasiri Fernando and Cliff Jones. [3] The idea of re-introducing steam to Sri Lanka rails was inspired by a tourism promotional visit to Sri Lanka in 1984 by Cliff Jones who, returning from a day trip to Kandy, called at Dematagoda loco sheds and saw, what he later described a graveyard of 'veritable massive tourism potential' and put the ...
Sri Lanka Railways: Specifications; Car body construction: Stainless steel: Car length: 50 ft (15.24 m) Maximum speed: 100 km/h (62 mph) (De-rated 80 km/h or 50 mph) Prime mover(s) MTU 12V4000R41 Two engines per unit in Main Line Set: Engine type: V12: Power output: 1950 hp (1450 kW) Transmission: Diesel-electric: Braking system(s) Air (Knorr ...
In February 2008 Chevron Sri Lanka provided RS. 7 million to Sri Lanka Railways to renovate and restore the railway station. [7] The refurbishment was completed by June 2008, prior to the commencement of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit. The works included drainage, landscaping, colour washing of the station building ...
In the mid-1950s, Sri Lanka Railways, under the leadership of B. D. Rampala, started to name major passenger services. [1]Old Udarata Menike express train The Old Yal Devi train at Kurunegala, travelling between Omanthai and Colombo Fort The Deyata Kirula ( Uttara Devi) intercity express train at Kurunegala, travelling between Kankasanthurai and Colombo Fortit will run only up to Anuradhapura ...
Sri Lanka Railways Class M1 was a class of diesel-electric locomotives used by Sri Lanka Railways, imported from 1953 and manufactured by Brush Bagnall Traction. [4] The locomotives weighed 88 long tons (89 t) had a 1,000 hp (746 kW) V12 Mirlees JS12VT four-stroke engine. Sri Lanka Railways had a fleet of 25 of these Class M1 locomotives which ...
Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliya District. The following is a list of settlements in the province. The following is a list of settlements in the province.