Diesel Locomotives of Sri Lanka

Images submitted by Mike Tisdale

 Mike Tisdale from USA submitted these images when he visited in 1980 with four British railnuts after an extensive rail trip to India. Thank you Mike for the wonderful images you have captured of Sri Lanka railway in happier days! 

Class M4 Alco Bomardier MX620 `Walawe` at Maradana East	Class J1A #264 narrow gauge at Maradana East	Class J1A #264 narrow gauge at Maradana East	Not Railway! Central Transport Board - Route master double decker at Colombo.
Class W1 DH shunting at Maradana East	DMU (unknown) approaching Colombo Fort. Current location is Secretariat Halt. Lake house newspaper building can be seen on the extreme right.	Class S7 Hitachi DMU ready to leave to Alutgama. Note destination board in the 80's.	#251 Class B1a 4-6-0 at Maradana East
Class J1a #264 (NG) at Maradana East	Class N2  Kawasaki (NG) at Maradana East. Note Broad guage tracks on right.	CTB Route Master seen at Dehiwala. Exact location opposite Ebert Silva service station.	Class M5 Hitachi #77 at Maradana ELS sidings.
Rare image of a Class S4 DMU #621 approaching Maradana from east	Class S6 Hitachi #760 approaching Colombo Fort. Note unusual train formation with Rumanian brake van at rear	Class J1a #264 NG train crew at Maradana.	N0 331 Sentinal steam railcar at Dematagoda running shed
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	Wooden 3rd class coaches at Colombo Fort	Class W1 #664 seen at Dehiwala going towards Colombo.

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