Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Esala Perahera (A-suh-luh peh-ruh-ha-ruh) is a grand festival in the month of Esala held in Sri Lanka. [1] Happening in July or August in Kandy , it has become a unique symbol of Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist festival consisting of dances and richly decorated elephants.
The National Railway Museum of Sri Lanka is located in Kadugannawa, west of Kandy. The museum is owned by Sri Lanka Railways. The museum was opened on 27 December 2014 in order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the railways in Sri Lanka. Previously, the museum was located in Colombo [2]; the old museum was opened in May 2009. [3]
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 ...
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 ...
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.