It was by a quirk of circumstance that my friend and batch mate AGA and I found ourselves in the office of Mr. Vaithialingam at Railway Headquarters one day about the end of June 1960. This amiable, gentle person was the Chief Engineer, Way and Works, Sri Lanka Railways.
Year after year for several years he [...]
Millions of commuters will be stranded at railway stations tomorrow as Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) goes on strike, crippling the train services from midnight today. The SLRSMU claimed that over 1,000 station masters around the island will take part in the strike.
“All the unions have offered their support for our cause and [...]
Railways Minister, Dulles Alahapperuma’s failure to rectify the salary anomalies created by the 2006/7 controversial salary circular, and non-allocation of sufficient funds for the distress loan scheme have irked railway employees, the All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union (ACREGU) told The Morning Leader.
Although Alahapperuma on several occasions had promised to address the grievances he has [...]
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 railway [...]
This very encouraging report appeared in the Daily News of December 18.
The railway authorities introduced new carriages imported from China at a cost of Rs. 30 million each, totalling Rs. 750 million in all.
It is a very laudable and most appreciable step taken by the railway authorities to offer comfortable and convenient service to the [...]
The Railway Services have substantially grown during the last three quarters of this year when compared with the same period of last year says the general manager of railways, Dr. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan. The general manager revealed this information during a news conference held yesterday.
20 billion rupees has been allocated from the next year budget for [...]
