TRAINS Of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 2010
The British with the help of Ceylonese labor laid track in order to bring the tea to the ports on the coast. This started in mid 18th century and continued into the next century.
Many of the lines are single track and to avoid accidents the British developed a unique system which you will learn about in this video.
Sit back and take a 10 minute ride.
Note
Sri Lankan Train Engine is the Henschel M6
Henschel Thyssen (Kassel W.Germany). 1650hp. Imported to Sri Lanka in 1979
A series of 14 deployed by the Sri Lankan Railways
Henschel & Son, based out of Kassel, Germany was best known pre-war for its production of the German Panzer and Tiger Tanks. Post war production restarted in 1948 and as of 1996 became ABB Daimler Benz Transportation Adtranz and is still one of the largest manufacturers of Locomotives. Train Engine
Henschel Thyssen (Kassel W.Germany). 1650hp. Imported to Sri Lanka in 1979
A series of 14 deployed by the Sri Lankan Railways
Henschel & Son, based out of Kassel, Germany was best known pre-war for its production of the German Panzer and Tiger Tanks. Post war production restarted in 1948 and as of 1996 became ABB Daimler Benz Transportation Adtranz and is still one of the largest manufacturers of Locomotives.
Great Clip
rajitha999 1 year ago