Diesel Locomotives of Sri Lanka
Images submitted by Thurya Owitipana
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| St Clair falls seen from the train | UM at Thalawakele home signal | Road and rail bridges at Thalawakele | Class S5 Hitachi DH at Pattipola station. The highest broad gauge station in the world | Class M6 Henschel Thyssen DE #767 hauling a mixed freight at Pattipola | UM at Rozella | Class W3 Henschel Thyssen DH at Ulapane |
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| UM down arrives at Peradeniya Jct | Class M6 Henschel Thyssen DE #797 at Welikanda on the Batticloa line | M6 #797 on the Manampitiya bridge. This is the longest railway bridge in Sri Lanka | M6 #797 at Galoya Jct | M6 #797 at Galoya Jct | M6 #797 at Galoya Jct | Class M8 #846 Alco WDM2 Varanasi DE at Galoya jct |
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| Class M8 #846 Alco WDM2 Varanasi DE at Galoya jct | Oil tank and BCGS wagons at Galoya jct | Hunslet 0-6-0 Y Class Shunter at Galoya jct | Class M2 GM EMD G12 DE # 569 'Ontario' 50th aniv logo | Train halt Yapahuwa | Class M9 French Alsthom DE at Maho Jct shed | Class M2 #573 'Quebec' at Maho jct |
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| Class M2 #573 'Quebec' at Maho jct | Maho Jct | Class M4 Alco Bombardier at Wellawa | Class M2d #628 'Kankasanthurai' posing with Thurya! at Matara | Class M2d #628 'Kankasanthurai' |
Class M4 Alco bombardier 'Mahaweli' #755 at Weligama. Note grass growth on tracks!
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Class W1 Henschel Thyssen DH hauling local train at Koggala |
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| Class S3 Mann DMU at Galle. Some of these DMU's were brought back to service after they were withdrawn | Class S7 at Galle Shed | Class M2d #628 at Galle | Class M2d #628 at Galle turntable | Class Y Hunslet shunter at Galle | Class M7 hauling the Galu Kumari at Dodanduwa | Class M7 at Kosgoda |
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| Class M2d #628 entering the mainline from Kosgoda loop towards Colombo | Class M7 Brush Bagnall at Moratuwa | Class M7 Brush Bagnall at Moratuwa | Class M4 Alco Bombardier #755 'Mahaweli' hauling the RK down on the UP line at Dehiwala | Class S9 at Dehiwala | Class S9 Chinese DMU at Mt Lavinia | Class W2 Karl Marx at Mt Lavinia |
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| Class W3 Henschel Thyssen DH at Mt Lavinia | Class M9 French Alsthom at Colombo Fort | Class M6 Henschel Thyssen 795 bringing in the Kdy-Col ICE at Colombo Fort | Observation coach at rear of the ICE | Class S6 Hitachi DMU at Colombo fort | Class M9 at Colombo fort | Class S6 trailing end at Maharagama on the KV Line |
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| Class S6 Hitachi DMU at Maharagama | Class S7 Hitachi DMU at Maharagama | Class S7 trailing end at Navinna | Starter signal at Navinna | Class W1 Henschel Thyssen DH at Puttalam | Locally manufactured Ashok Leyland rail bus at Puttalam |
Glossary
UM - Udarata Menike
Upcountry lass
BCGS - Bogie covered goods steel
RK - Ruhunu Kumari
Southern Princess