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S5 717 at H.L.S. Dematagoda in 22.08.2015

SLR Class :- S5

Introduction year :- 1970

No of Sets :- 02

Power car Nos :- 717 to 720

Builder :- Hitachi

State :- Japan

Power Plant :- Paxman - 8V YJX

Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Hydraulic

Power :- 775*2

rpm :- 1500

Weight :- 49 ton

Length :- 58' 2"

Wheel arrangement :- B-B

Brake system :- Air

Max speed :- 80 Km/h

Gauge : - 1676 mm

Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit

Purpose/Used line :- Air Conditioned Special Train Set.

 

720 Damage due to Accident at Keenawala in 1975.

718 and 719 Repainted Blue For use Katunayaka-Scretariat Halt Airport train service in 2010.

717 Repowered by Sri Lanka Railways in 2015.

 

Information as at 08.07.2021

 

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Taken on August 22, 2015