Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1959 5' 6" gauge

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Photographs by P G Dow 1959 5'6" gauge

Captions by Akila Ariyapperuma, many thanks Akila!


Image 1. E1A 24 (Shunting engine) at Kandy


Image 2. F1 155 at Matara railway station.


Image 3. D2 20 at Maradana


Image 4. D1 298 at Colombo (Costal line)


Image 5. B1 159 at Kandy running shed.


Image 6. B8 (number not visible) at Trincomalee


Image 7. A275 at GalOya station, notice the track been filled with pit ash and a track dismantled. This due to the floods which submerge the station.


Image 8. M2 571 Saskatchewan at Colombo Fort , this loco is the only loco from M2 fleet which is not operational to this date (January 2023).


Image 9. M1 (not sure the number) at Colombo fort.


Image 10. R3 Rail car 332 at Kandy Running shed.


Image 11. T2 rail car at AluthGama


Image 12. Wickham inspection trolly 715 at Trincomalee.


Image 13. WWL (Way and Works Low) 5569 at Unknown at GalOya station (Lite rail visible on image, lite rail till 1968)


Image 14. BLW (Bogie Low Wood) 1842 at Gal Oya station


Image 15. CGS (Covered Goods Steel) 391x and CGW (Covered Goods Wood) 8791 at Eastern line.


Image 16. FV (Fish Van) 7225 at Trincomalee


Image 17. BCGS (Bogie Covered Goods Steel) 4349 at Trincomalee


Image 18. HB (Horse Box) 6722. At Matara.


Image 19. Unidentified BLW and two CVs (Cattel Van) at Colombo

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Image 20.
GBV (Guards Brake Van) 8704 at Trincomalee.



Image 21.
GBW 4062 (Guards Brake Wood) Eastern line.



Image 22.
E94 or 93 at Colombo, the wagon shunted is a BBTV 17XX (Bogie Brake Down Guards Van) 1747 and
is being restored at new Maradana railway museum.



Image 23.
RS (Reserved special) 7460 at Trincomalee end Buffer.



Image 24.
BDV 3388 at Kandy shed (KDT stand for Kandy)



Image 25.
TCXXXX (Third class passenger) at Matara.



Image 26.
FST 67XX (First Second compostive Brae Van) at Kandy.



Image 27.
TCV (Third Brake Van) 6526 at Kandy.



Image 28.
TV 6781 at GalOya.



Image 29.
PBV (Parcel Brake Van) at Trincomalee.



Image 30.
Trincomalee station to center left.



Image 31.
E24 at Kandy station.



Image 32
Peradeniya Junction.



Image 33.
Demodara station with Down (Colombo Bound) Udarata Manike train, hauled by a C class Garratt Loco.



Image 34.
Galle station (standing) , running shed to the left.



Image 35
Matara station, end buffer side.



Image 36.
Mix train , Unknown location.



Image 37.
Two M1's at Demodara station. Colombo bound Udarata Manike train.



Image 38.
Costal line with a T1 railcar.



Image 39.
Mix train (Eastern line) (lite rail)



Image 40.
S1 train departing Fort station towards Maradana. S1 loco Swiss made

Photographs P G Dow 1959