Kadugannawa, the M2 shutdown giving us time to take pics		Closeup of the SLR logo painted recently on the M2	Finally the crew manages to restart the loco and proceed towards Kandy	We start on our hike. We meet the ICE hauled by a M6 not far from Kadugannawa stn.	This is not trick photography the loco is climbing a steep grade	Tunnel #5a notice the former track trace on the left hand side of the tunnel.
Tunnel #5a The telegraph posts are still on the former track route	Just before Lions mouth	Local train going towards Kandy. Note the idiot on the footboard, he tried to grab Harsha's cap, we were ready for him. Sri Lankan trains a plauged with this types of idiots.	View looking south from lions mouth	Lion's mouth!	Lion's mouth! Bible rock is visible on the left of the image	Hitachi Class S5 tourist train entertaining us at Lion's mouth
View directly below of Colombo-Kandy road from Lion's mouth	Class M9 Alstom bringing in empty oil tanks down the hill at lions mouth	Tunnel #9a Lahiru & Harsha looking at the old track route on the left.	We decided to walk through #9a, Lahiru looking at the last light from inside the tunnel	Old track ledge outside #9a	Tunnel #9, Eastern end This is bored on a sheer cliff face, there is no option but to walk through this long tunnel. Harsha smiling nervously before we start our walk through the tunnel.	Tunnel #9 western end, We waited for a local train to photograph it
Class W3 Henschel Thyssen DH	Balana outer home signal, yet another local train going up towards Kandy	Even though it was a national holiday there was lots of train traffic	Balana Home signal	Abandoned derailed CGS wagon passing Balana	We meet UM below Balana  Note space between train and embankment. If you are going on this hike be alert for trains and find a place with room when you meet up with a train.	Dekinda earth fill. Previous known has Dekanda (two mountains) this earthwork was constructed between two mountains