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  2. History of Sri Lanka Transport Board - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. All Ceylon United Motor Workers' Union - Wikipedia

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    Immediately after the nationalisation of the bus companies in 1958, the Motor Workers’ Union successfully concluded negotiations with the Ceylon Transport Board on many demands, amongst which was the payment of Government rates of cost of living allowances to the employees.

  4. Sri Lanka Transport Board - Wikipedia

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    The Ratnam Survey in 1948, the Sansoni Survey in 1954 and the Jayaratna Perera Survey in 1956 studied the bus services in Sri Lanka and all recommended that the companies should be nationalised. The history of Sri Lanka Transport Board goes back to 1 January 1958; at the time known as the Ceylon Transport Board (CTB).

  5. Double-decker bus - Wikipedia

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    AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka. In the 1950s, double-decker buses of the South Western Bus Company plied on the Galle Road in Colombo, Sri Lanka. These were taken over by the Ceylon Transport Board (CTB) when all bus services were nationalised in 1958. Beginning around 1959, large numbers of second-hand double-decker buses of the RT, RTL and RTW ...

  6. Transport in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Roads account for about 93 percent of Sri Lanka's land transport. In 2022, there were 12,255.401 kilometres (7,615.153 mi) of A- and B-class roads and 312.586 kilometres (194.232 mi) of expressways. The main modes of transportation in Sri Lanka are bus, motorcycles and passenger cars (including taxi service).

  7. Category:Bus transport in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 23 January 2017, at 06:12 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. History of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The early human remains which were found on the island of Sri Lanka date back to about 38,000 years ago ( Balangoda Man ).

  9. Category:Bus companies of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Bus companies of Sri Lanka" ... History of Sri Lanka Transport Board This page was last edited on 25 October 2018, at 16:30 (UTC). ...