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Galle depot - Hunslet Y class No 682 shunting the fuel tanks
Continuing my Sri Lankan trip I spent a 2nd morning watching the train movements at Galle station.
After Class M2D 628 had brought in its passenger train and had moved off into the shed (can just be seen) resident British built Hunslet Class Y shunter 682 started to move the fuel tanks around which are sited just to the side of the loco shed.
The end tank was apparently empty and had to be shunted from the rear to the front.
Having collected & deposited the two full tanks in front of the shed 682 retrieves the empty one to place on the front of the other two.
It was fascinating watching this manoeuvre made even more impressive as the shunter who had to keep changing the points walked around performing his task completely bare footed!!
That’s Sri Lankan railways for you.
There were 28 of these British built engines delivered between 1968 & 1973 and nearly all are still fully operational across the network.
Taken on 31st January 2024.
Copyright Ken Davies. All rights reserved.
Galle depot - Hunslet Y class No 682 shunting the fuel tanks
Continuing my Sri Lankan trip I spent a 2nd morning watching the train movements at Galle station.
After Class M2D 628 had brought in its passenger train and had moved off into the shed (can just be seen) resident British built Hunslet Class Y shunter 682 started to move the fuel tanks around which are sited just to the side of the loco shed.
The end tank was apparently empty and had to be shunted from the rear to the front.
Having collected & deposited the two full tanks in front of the shed 682 retrieves the empty one to place on the front of the other two.
It was fascinating watching this manoeuvre made even more impressive as the shunter who had to keep changing the points walked around performing his task completely bare footed!!
That’s Sri Lankan railways for you.
There were 28 of these British built engines delivered between 1968 & 1973 and nearly all are still fully operational across the network.
Taken on 31st January 2024.
Copyright Ken Davies. All rights reserved.