Sri Lankan Railways (SLR) announced yesterday that over 20 prospective suppliers have collected tender applications from the Ministry of Transport in response to a recent worldwide tender issued by the Ministry to supply 15 locomotives at a cost of over Rs.4.5billion.
“We have received a big response for the tender and more than 20 prospective suppliers [...]
The Sri Lanka Government Railways is to go through resurgence with the arrival of 15 power sets and 15 locomotive engines from China shortly and face lifting of railway stations island wide, Transport Minister Dulles Alahapperuma said yesterday.
“We are in the process of importing locomotive engines, power sets, coaches and spare parts needed for engine [...]
Transport Ministry will import 15 more powersets from China to improve Sri Lanka Railways transport services. The three of these power sets would arrive in June and the rest before the end of the year, Transport Ministry said in a press release.
The 300 million dollar worth power sets will be purchased on a loan provided [...]
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 [...]
Seven out of the ten class M9 Alstom railway engines that the Sri Lanka Railway (SLR) bought in 1997 from France are now out of order and the SLR lacks funds to repair and put them back into use.
SLR bought these railway engines at Rs. 20 million each amidst criticism from engineers. The engines cost [...]
The night mail train from Trincomalee bound for Colombo was targeted by suspected LTTE cadres who exploded a claymore mine next to it in the Kantale area last night resulting in minor damages to the locomotive but no casualties. The train which had left Trincomalee around 7.00pm was scheduled to reach the Kantale railway station [...]
The attempt of Transport Minister Dulles Alahapperuma to improve train services will get a boost when new coaches imported from China are put into service in the new year, Transport Ministry spokesman Sumith Wirasingha said.
“We are already running new coaches with Ruhunu Kumari from the first consignment of 25 coaches imported from China a couple [...]
The Colombo bound 7 O’clock night mail from Trincomalee was caught in a suspected LTTE claymore mine. The attack occured 500 meters away from Kantale around 8.20pm today.
The attack caused minor damages to the locomotive but no civilian casualties were reported.
The railway control room has arranged for a replacement locomotive to be sent from Galoya to [...]
