The Sri Lanka Railway’s failure to pay the April remuneration before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has irked its employees, the All Ceylon Railway Employees’ General Union (ACREGU) said.
Although the SLR paid salaries to some of its employees before the New Year most of the work force had been deprived of their dues to [...]
The Colombo-Badulla express train was derailed between Galabada and Watawala on Thursday night. Six passenger carriages had jumped the rails, CGR’s Operating Superintendent Nalaka Bandara said.
With thousands of passengers heading home for the New Year held up, SLTB buses were deployed to transport them, he said.
“Railway workers are carrying out repairs to restore train services [...]
The Organisation for the Protection of the Properties and Rights of Railway Employees (OPPRRE) has requested Transport Minister Dulles Alahapperuma to launch special train services during the forthcoming festive season.
The organisation’s Convener Sumathipala Manawadu told The Island there was an urgent need to operate special services to ensure a smooth transport service during the festive [...]
Updated with new special Train information! (Batticaloa)
The Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) will introduce special train services for the Sinhala and Hindu New year. In addition to the normal trains the new trains will run from April 11 to 21.
Speaking to The Morning Leader Train Controller (Arrangements) Nihal Fernandez said there will be some short distance [...]
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 [...]
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 country”, [...]
Special train services will be operated under a new timetable to meet the transport needs of the people during the Christmas and the New Year season, the Railway Department said.
The Badulla-bound Special train Number one will leave Colombo Fort at 8.40am on December 21, 23 and 25.
The Colombo Fort bound special train Number two will [...]
