Several families living along the Meethotamulla railway line in Kolonnawa have been asked by the Railway Department to demolish their illegal constructions. Meanwhile the people living in the area allege that the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has plans to place an additional pipe line in this area as well.
However, they have not received any compensation or [...]
This article was published in the Island newspaper some years ago; as a result, some of the figures quoted in this article have changed during the intermediate period. Nevertheless, we republish this article since the content is still valid today as the day it was published.
The Railway is over 130 years old and when it [...]
Deal goes to Bribery Commission
Unsolicited offers entertained because ‘Chinese is cheap’
Dulles accused of supporting deviation of procedure
The procedure followed by the railway authorities to purchase engines and carriages to meet urgent railway needs has come into question with one Chinese bidder’s credentials being referred to the Permanent Commission Investigating into Allegations of Bribery and Corruption [...]
The Petroleum Corporation has decided to reconsolidate the position of fuel transport by purchasing engines through the Institute of Ceylon Petroleum Stores Ltd., and handing them over to the Department of Railways.
Cabinet has granted approval to a memorandum submitted by Dullas Alahapperuma as the Minister of Transport to use the quotations already invited by the [...]
Sri Lanka Railway Department General Manager Lalithasiri Gunaruwan says that discussions are underway to purchase 20 power sets from India under a credit line.
India has also pledged a concessionary loan facility to improve the Southern railway line under tsunami reconstruction.
The Indian power sets are in addition to the 15 power sets ordered from China that [...]
The Sri Lanka Railway Department’s General Manager Lalithasiri Gunaruwan says his Department’s income is not sufficient even to fuel the trains.
He said the Railway charges a mere 48 cents per commuter per kilometer, while some railway engines consume around four to five liters to run a kilometer.
The General Manager further said that the number of [...]
