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Template:/box-header Sri Lanka Railway Department, branded "Sri Lanka Railways" (SLR), is Sri Lanka's railway owner and primary operator. It is a key department of the Sri Lankan Government, under the Ministry of Transport, with a history that begins in 1858. Sri Lanka Railways (formerly CGR – Ceylon Government Railway) operates the nation's rail network linking Colombo - the commercial capital of Sri Lanka - and many population centres and tourist destinations.

Presently the Sri Lankan Railway network consists of 1,508 kilometres with 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. The narrow gauge lines were 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). The railway contains some of the most magnificent scenic rail routes in the world. Particularly the Main Line winding through both natural beauties such as waterfalls, natural forest mountains, misty peaks and precipices, as well as man made festoons such as tea estates, pine forests and engineering feats including bridges and peak level stations. Template:/box-footer

Sri Lanka Railways S12

Sri Lanka Railways Class S12 is a diesel multiple-unit (DMU) train model, built for Sri Lanka Railways by China's CSR Corporation. The DMUs are currently being imported in phases, with the first batch arriving in Sri Lanka in August 2012. They were built to replace locomotive-hauled passenger trains. Seven of the S12 DMUs were ordered to strengthen long-distance travel on the Main line from Colombo to Badulla. Four of S12s will serve the Kelani Valley Line. The remaining two will be designed as luxury trains

B.D. Rampala

Bamunusinghearachchige Don Rampala, MBE (popularly known as B. D. Rampala) was Chief Mechanical Engineer and later General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways. He was the first native Sri Lankan to hold the post of Chief Mechanical Engineer. In 1956, the Institution of Locomotive Engineers in London recognised Rampala as the finest diesel engineer in Asia at the time.

In 1949 he was appointed as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Railways, the first Sinhalese man at that post. During his time at this post, Rampala noticed many major railways around the world were upgrading from steam locomotives to diesel. He made his proposal to dieselise the Sri Lanka Railways, and in 1953, the first batch of diesel locomotives arrived from Brush Bagnall of the United Kingdom.

Topics

• Rail transport in Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka Railways

• List of railway stations in Sri Lanka

• List of railway stations in Sri Lanka by line

• Locomotives of Sri Lanka Railways

• Kelani Valley Line

• List of named passenger trains of Sri Lanka

• Northern Line (Sri Lanka)

• Batticaloa Line (Sri Lanka)

• Trincomalee Line (Sri Lanka)

• Main Line (Sri Lanka)

• Coastal Line (Sri Lanka)

TheSri Lanka Railways M2 is the most successful locomotive used in Sri Lanka. It is a GENERAL MOTORS (Canada) EMD G12 model using the EMD 567c, 1,425 hp (1,063 kW) engine. Imported to Sri Lanka from 1954 onwards. Almost all locomotives are still operational. From 1954, several batches of 'General Motors Manufactured Locomotives were imported to Sri Lanka under "The Colombo Plan". Locally called a "Canadian" engine. But there are two classes of Canadian engine in SLR. Other one is Class M4. Since these engine were imported under grants from the Canadian government, class M2 locomotives are named with Candadian State names and City names. The last two locomotives were USA made and imported for Cement Corporation, Sri Lanka. But they were later attached to Sri Lanka Railways locomotive fleet. They were named with two local cities. "Galle" and "Kankasanthurei", where the cement factories were located.

Commuter trains waiting at a station

• Ceylon Government Railways declared opened its railway transport service on On 27^th December 1864

• The first locomotives pulled trains in the 1860s on the original segment of the Main Line, on 54 kilometres connecting Colombo and Ambepussa. In 1953, Sri Lanka Railways enhanced its service to more power with diesel locomotives. Since then, various types of diesel locomotives were added to the service.

• SLR divides the network into three operating regions, based in Colombo Maradana, Nawalapitya, and Anuradhapura. Railway network comprises nine lines. Popular services were given iconic names, in the 1950s.

• Commuter trains serve the busiest portions of the railways, ferrying commuters within Colombo and its suburbs. Most commuter trains are operated with diesel multiple units which are not divided into classes (considered as third class). The three-class configuration seen in the inter-city services. Commuter trains alleviate rush hour congestion on city roads, but can be very crowded.

• The railway network was introduced by the British colonial government in 1864. The main reason for building a railway system in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) was to transport tea and coffee from the hill country to Colombo. Initially the service began with the Main Line of 54 kilometres connecting Colombo and Ambepussa.

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