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First main line diesel locomotive used in every main line passenger transport in Ceylon. Only successful locomotive which was in operation for nearly three decades other than the Canadian Locos M2 and M4.
The legendary M1 on an up-country [...]
This was no Great Railway Journey, like the BBC ones of the eighties and nineties. In our brief journey, we skirted the north-western coast of Sri Lanka where the scenery is so different from what we see in other parts of the country. But what was particularly interesting was that this short hop between Puttalam [...]
Bamunuarachchige Don Rampala, the eminent engineer in Sri Lanka’s engineering history.
Probably, travelling to school by train on the narrow gauge he would have got a liking to join the Railway.
He joined the Railway as a Probationary Engineer and underwent training at the Ratmalana Railway workshops. The Senior Supervisors used to relate, how donning the overalls’ [...]
The Ceylon Government Railway was formed in 1862 after representations made by planters to build a Railway to the Hill Country for the transport of tea and coffee to the Colombo Port.
Bullock carts could not cope up with the production. Six alternative routes were proposed due to the difficult terrain from Rambukkana to Kadugannawa. Capt. [...]
Sri Lanka plans to rehabilitate a tsunami-hit coastal railway line at a cost of 167.4 million dollar using an Indian credit line, a minister said.
The proposed project that extends the railway line beyond Matara, a town in the southern tip of the island, will be completed within three years, information minister Anura Yapa said.
Two Indian [...]
A railway for Sri Lanka was first mooted in 1842. Since the British occupation of the island in 1815, the Europeans, looking for suitable investments were much attracted by the mild climate and rich soil found in the upland country.
Cutting the first sod of the Ceylon Railways on 3rd August, 1858 by Sir Henry Ward, [...]
