This article was published in the Island newspaper some years ago; as a result, some of the figures quoted in this article have changed during the intermediate period. Nevertheless, we republish this article since the content is still valid today as the day it was published. The Railway is over 130 years old and when [...]
There is no doubt about the benefits for the country, if the Northern railway up to Kankesanthurai can be rebuilt. A recent study revealed, that it will not be done just to replace ballast, sleepers and rails. An infrastructure inclusive of the railway stations and quarters for working staff have to be rebuilt and it [...]
The Transport Ministry, in association with the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs, has begun operations on 20 new bus routes from today, to ease travel between workplaces and railway stations, Transport Ministry spokesman Sumith Weerasinghe said. “This programme is the brainchild of Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma. It has been designed on the findings [...]
Railway employees are to resort to trade union action in the event the Railway Ministry fails to address their grievances before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union (ACREGU) told The Morning Leader. In order to compel Railways Minister, Dulles Alahapperuma to consider the six demands put forward by [...]
The curtain comes down on Munchee National Volleyball Championship organized and conducted by the Volleyball Federation of Sri Lanka tomorrow when the finals of men and women take place at the Sugathadasa Indoor stadium commencing at 1.00p.m. The championship was sponsored by the Ceylon Biscuits Limited. In the men’s final Sri Lanka Ports Authority will [...]
Two people were killed when the three wheeler they were travelling in was knocked down by the Matara bound Ruhunu Kumari express train from Colombo at the unprotected railway crossing at Katugoda, Galle. The deceased were Mohamed Ramesh (45) and Mohamed Aly (40) and the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital authorities said that both of them were [...]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa opened the flyover at Thorana Junction, Peliyagoda today (25th) at 7.00 am. The iron flyover was completed in record time, all the work being done within 60 days. The record was earlier held by the Philippines. The Philippines Government completed assembling the prefabricated Malos flyover in Manila in 66 days. It is [...]
The Ministry of Transport has called for worldwide tenders to purchase 15 locomotives to improve the railway service upcountry, said Secretary to the Ministry Nihal Somaweera. The Railway Department operates around 50 locomotives and there is a shortage of 15. With the new engines a better service could be provided to major destinations in the [...]