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History of the Sri Lanka Government Railway: B.D. Rampala felicitation volume. Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. ISBN 978-955-9119-00-5. The railway gazette. January 1962. Ceylon. Railway Dept (1960). Administration report of the General Manager, Ceylon Government Railway. Govt. Publications Bureau. Railway gazette international. Reed ...
A contract was signed by Malaysia's Airport Express Air and Rail Company and the government of Sri Lanka for a new electric rail line between Negombo and Colombo, and the project was expected to be completed by 2018. [31] Electrification of the busiest sections of the network was proposed several times to improve energy efficiency and ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 28 January 2007: Minister of Transport [52] [53] [54] Kumara Welgama: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 April 2010 [55] [56] [57] R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara: United National Party: 12 January 2015: 17 August 2015: Maithripala Sirisena: Minister of Internal Transport [58] [59] [60] Nimal Siripala de Silva: Sri Lanka Freedom ...
The institution later functioned under the new act of the Sri Lanka Standards Institution Act No. 6 of 1984 replacing the previous outdated act. [2] The organisation works as a regulatory institution and it is a kind of state corporation on behalf of the government mainly to protect consumers from the unethical business trade malpractices.
The National Railway Museum of Sri Lanka is located in Kadugannawa, west of Kandy. The museum is owned by Sri Lanka Railways. The museum was opened on 27 December 2014 in order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the railways in Sri Lanka. Previously, the museum was located in Colombo [2]; the old museum was opened in May 2009. [3]
Class S12 DMU commuter train in Colombo Sri Lanka's rail network. Sri Lanka Railways consists of an intercity network connecting major population centres and commuter rail serving Colombo commuters. Sri Lanka Railways operates the country's railway network, which includes about 1,450 km (901 mi) of track. Colombo is its hub.
The National Emblem of Sri Lanka [1] [2] [3] is used by the State of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan government in connection with the administration and government of the country. The current emblem has been in use since 1972 and created under the ideas and guidance of Nissanka Wijeyeratne .
The Public Seal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the official seal of Sri Lanka, used to authorise official instruments of government. The seal is defined by the Constitution of Sri Lanka. The President of Sri Lanka has custody of the seal. [1]