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Sri Lanka Railways S14 is a class of diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) train sets, built for Sri Lanka Railways by CRRC Qingdao Sifang, China and financed by a Chinese sovereign loan. [1] Nine of these train sets were imported to Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2020. They possess air-conditioned first class along with second class and third class ...
The clearance space between a train and the tunnel is often small. Pictured is a London Underground Northern line 1995 Stock train emerging from the tunnel north of Hendon Central station. A loading gauge is a diagram or physical structure that defines the maximum height and width dimensions in railway vehicles and their loads.
The state-owned Sri Lanka Railways operates nearly all of the country's rail services, but few private railways have existed at various times. The Viceroy Special heritage train and steam locomotive was introduced in 1986 and is still advertised as of early 2024.
Regional rail: System: Sri Lanka Railways: Operator(s) Sri Lanka Railways: Depot(s) Maradana: History; Opened: 1902 (as narrow gauge) Closed: 1992 (to start gauge conversion) Reopened: 1996 (as broad gauge) Technical; Number of tracks: Single track: Track gauge: 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Old gauge: 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Electrification: No
5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) is a broad track gauge, used in India, Pakistan, western Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on BART (San Francisco Bay Area). In North America, it is called Indian , Provincial , Portland , or Texas gauge .
The Puttalam line (originally called the North-Western Line) is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge [2] railway line in the rail network of Sri Lanka. The 133 km (83 mi) railway line begins at Ragama junction and runs through the major towns along the north-west coast of the country, through to Periyanagavillu. It has forty two stations along ...
Sri Lanka Railways S8 is a class of Diesel multiple unit (DMU) train set made by Hitachi and Hyundai operated by Sri Lanka Railways. They were imported to Sri Lanka in 1991 and primarily runs on the Kelani Valley Line .
The S9 DEMU was introduced to Sri Lanka in the year 2000. They were built by China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation, and it is the first class of Diesel-electric multiple units to run on Sri Lankan rails.