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 [...]
Fort Railway Station & Signal Systems to be renovated The Fort Railway Station and the Signal Systems along the coastal railway line are to be renovated with funds made available under the Indian Credit Line facility. The agreement to this effect has already been signed between the relevant authorities and the work on these projects [...]
Twenty powersets will be imported from India under the Indian Credit Line next year to complement the 15 to be imported from China. These 35 powersets will augment the present train services by end 2009 to ensure a comfortable ride for commuters, said Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma. Conducting a press briefing in the Kandy-Colombo Intercity [...]
This very encouraging report appeared in the Daily News of December 18. The railway authorities introduced new carriages imported from China at a cost of Rs. 30 million each, totalling Rs. 750 million in all. It is a very laudable and most appreciable step taken by the railway authorities to offer comfortable and convenient service [...]
One hundred Chinese made stainless steel carriages Sri Lanka Railways purchased 100 stainless steel carriages from China at a total cost of 3570 million rupees. The carriages have been shipped to Sri Lanka in four batches of 25 each. Of these four batches, three batches totalling 75 carriages have already arrived on the island. The [...]
SLR Forum has gathered the following details on the new stainless steel Chinese carriages: The first batch of 25 carriages arrived on September 25th and 10 of them have so far been deployed on the Ruhunu Kumari. One of the remaining 15 carriages was damaged while shunting and the rest are not being deployed due [...]
Twenty five new railway carriages manufactured in China arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday under a plan to deploy 100 new railway coaches. A Transport Ministry spokesman told the Daily News that 50 carriages purchased at a cost of Rs.30 million each, have already arrived from China and the last 25 carriages will reach Sri Lanka [...]
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 [...]