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		<title>The Weeping Tunnel at Pattipola</title>
		<link>http://www.slrfc.org/2009/02/08/the-weeping-tunnel-at-pattipola</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Don’t be a fool, Girigoris&#8221; said Weerakoon, the foreman of the tunnel gang, Way and Works department, to his Minor Supervisor. They were getting down from the special service train near the tunnel No. 18, Pattipola, to unload the men, material and equipment from the train brought along with them for the purpose of carrying [...]


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		<title>Getting the M1 locomotive back on track</title>
		<link>http://www.slrfc.org/2008/12/09/getting-the-m1-locomotive-back-on-track</link>
		<comments>http://www.slrfc.org/2008/12/09/getting-the-m1-locomotive-back-on-track#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLRF Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who wish to help with or sponsor the &#8220;BRUSH BAGNALL&#8221; restoration project click here to contact us.
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 [...]


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		<title>Private sector participation to develop Railway service</title>
		<link>http://www.slrfc.org/2008/12/08/private-sector-participation-to-develop-railway-service</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLRF Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dullas says obtaining its know-how would not be tantamount to privatization.
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said he would not hesitate to obtain the assistance of the private sector to make the Sri Lanka Railways an efficient and productive state asset that fulfills the aspirations of the public and commuters in particular, if the Railway Department hierarchy [...]


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		<title>Chinese carriages unsuitable for upcountry run</title>
		<link>http://www.slrfc.org/2008/12/07/chinese-carriages-unsuitable-for-upcountry-run</link>
		<comments>http://www.slrfc.org/2008/12/07/chinese-carriages-unsuitable-for-upcountry-run#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLRF Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The furore over the recently imported 100 train compartments valued at a whopping Rs.2.5 billion chugged to another twist yesterday, with the revelation that they could not be used for up-country travel.
In what could be a shocking disclosure of public funds being mismanaged, the All Ceylon Railways General Employees’ Union (ACRGEU) charge that none of [...]


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		<title>Railways as factor in socio-economic changes in Sri Lanka 1865-1905</title>
		<link>http://www.slrfc.org/2008/12/04/railways-as-factor-in-socio-economic-changes-in-sri-lanka-1865-1905</link>
		<comments>http://www.slrfc.org/2008/12/04/railways-as-factor-in-socio-economic-changes-in-sri-lanka-1865-1905#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLRF Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nineteenth century was destined to be area which evoked a profound socio-economic transformation in the island of Sri Lanka. The expansion of plantation agriculture and the opening up of the island by roads and later railways were two most important developments experienced by Sri Lanka following the establishment of British Colonial rule.
In the 1830’s [...]


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		<title>A transformation of revolutionary proportions</title>
		<link>http://www.slrfc.org/2008/09/04/a-transformation-of-revolutionary-proportions</link>
		<comments>http://www.slrfc.org/2008/09/04/a-transformation-of-revolutionary-proportions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLRF Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Colonial Economy on Track: Roads and Railways in Sri Lanka, 1800-1905,
Colombo Social Scientists Association, 2002.
Indrani Munasinghe
Book Review: By way of critical examination of important British period developments in the spheres of socio-economic activity, political, social and economic historians have already written a great deal. What is of relevance here is note that scholarly studies [...]


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		<title>Site Performance Improvements</title>
		<link>http://www.slrfc.org/2008/05/15/site-performance-improvements</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 08:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLRF Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear guests, in response to the many requests made by our guests regarding the performance of Sri Lanka Railways Forum, we have made major improvements to the performance of our website, therefore the site should load much faster than before and be more responsive. We hope you will find it very satisfactory, please let us know [...]


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