Although it was estimated that one billion rupees would be needed to repair the damage, caused to the Southern rail track, by the tsunami of four years ago, a group of railway employees volunteered their service and completed the restoration of the track, which experts said would take one year, in 57 days at a [...]
A railway union is alleging that certain officials at the Railways Department are trying to defraud 4,55,332 rupees which had been approved for the repair of a train engine. The department had handed over the engine to Dimo Limited for repairs on 15 October 2007 and the company had estimated 4,55,332 rupees for the job.
Even [...]
Pressing passenger issues must be addressed
Utter mayhem broke loose at Fort Railway Station a few days ago when a group of enraged passengers started attacking the railway workers and damaging the railway property.
Although it may seem just another case of civil unrest, caused by a single incident of trains being delayed, it commands a closer [...]
Railway workers are up in arms over the recent decision to reduce the Treasury subsidy on their season tickets under the recent increase of train fares to meet at least a part of the operating costs.
The All Ceylon Railway Employees’ Union said although they understand the need to cut down on losses urgently the workers [...]
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 [...]
