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SLR Class :- M2
Manufactures Model :- G12
Introduction years :- 1954 to 1966
No of Locos :- 14
Loco Nos : 569-573 M2
591-593 M2a
594 and 595 M2b
626 and 627 M2c
628 and 629 M2d
Builder :- General Motors (G.M.D.)
State :- Canada and America
Prime Mover :- General Motors - G M V12 567 12C
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1425 hp
rpm :- 800
Weight :- 79 ton
Length :- 46' 9"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A-A1A (M2,M2a,M2b and M2d)
Bo-Bo (M2c)
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 112 Km/h
Gauge : - 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale and Kelani Valley line.
Gift from Colombo Plan aid.
M2c special designed for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.
SLR purchased 02 Locos in 1966 from EMD plant America for Cement Transport (M2d 628 and 629).
All locos fitted train light system and fitted W1 cowcatchers at CME in 80’.
M2 572 use for “Ruhunu Kumari” Train inaugural run in 1955.
M2 572 use for “Udarata Menike” Train inaugural run in 23 April1956.
M2 571 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Mullipathan in 04.10.1985
M2 570 Trapped KKS in 1990. because of Civil war transported to C.M.E. Ratmalana by ship in 1997. Back in service after repair in July 1998.
M2d 629 use for “Meena Gaya” Train inaugural run in 23 December 2004.
M2 591 Damaged by Tsunami waves at Pereliya in 26.12.2004. Back in service after repair in 26.12.2008
13 Locomotives are presently on Service.
M2s were named,
569 : Ontario
570 : Alberta
571 : Saskatchewan
572 : British Columbia
573 : Quebec
591 : Manitoba
592 : Nova Scotia
593 : New Brunswick
594 : Prince Edward Island
595 : New Foundland
626 : Montreal
627 : Vancouver
628 : Kankesanturai
629 : Galle
Information as at 08.01.2023
SLR Class :- M4
Manufactures Model :- MX 620
Introduction year :- 1975
No of Locos :- 14
Loco Nos :- 743 to 756
Builder :- Montreal Locomotive Works
State :- Canada
Prime Mover :- ALCO V12 25 1 C3
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1700 hp
rpm :- 1050
Weight :- 98 ton
Length :- 58' 3"
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system : - Air and Vacuum
Max speed :- 104 Km/h
Gauge : - 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Presently not to run beyond Rambukkana.
M4 753,754,755 and 756 were Special designed with Dynamic Brake for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.
M4 750 damaged due to Bomb blast at near Vavniya in 2000 back in service after repair.
M4 752 re painted Red and Yellow colours for use Jaffna Intercity. again Repainted Blue & Silver.
Upgraded with Air brake at C.M.E. Ratmalana.
All Locomotives are presently on service.
M4s were named,
743 : Madu
744 : Sigiri
745 : Ruwanweli
746 : Namunukula
747 : Kelani
748 : Walawe
749 : Dunhida
750 : Isurumuni
751 : Diyaluma
752 : Point-Pedro
753 : Samanala
754 : Menik
755 : Mahaweli
756 : Luxapana
Information as at 31.07.2021
SLR Class :- S9
Introduction year :- 2000
No of Sets :- 15
Power car Nos :- 849 to 863
Builder :- Sifang Loco. & Rolling Stock Works
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU - V12 396 TC 14
Mode of Power transmission: - Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1400 H.P.
rpm :- 1500
Weight :- 67 ton
Length :- 65’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 100 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Set Formation :- One power car,Four 3rd Class Compartment and 3rd Class dummy car
Purpose/Used line :- Suburban and Commuter service.
S9 855,856,857,858 and 863 Installed new control system by CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd in 2017
Information as at 19.03.2021
SLR Class :- S14
Introduction years :- 2019 to 2020
No of Sets :- 9
Power car Nos :- 971 to 992
Builder :- CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 76 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
for Up country service Colombo Fort to Badulla
Set Formation :-
Two power cars, Two 1st class Air-condition compartment, Two 2nd class compartment, Three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Two power cars, Four 1st class Air-condition compartment, Four 2nd class compartment, and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Remarks :-
S14 971 and 972 used for Inaugural run “Denuwara Menike” Intercity Express Colombo Fort to Badulla in 01.11.2019
S14a 989,990,991 and 992 imported for Proposed Garbage transport from Wanawasala to Aruwakkalu under the Mega police project.
Information as at 11.10.2021
SLR Class :- M8
Manufactures Model :- WDM2
Introduction years :- 1996 to 1998
No of Locos :- 08
Loco Nos :- 841 to 848
Builder :- Diesel Locomotive Works (D.L.W.)
State :-India
Prime Mover :- ALCO/DLW - 16V 251 B
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 2600 hp
rpm :- 1000
Weight :- 113 ton
Length :- 57' 1"
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system :- Vacuum,Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 100 Km/h
Gauge : -1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train not to run beyond Rambukkana.
Information as at 25.01.2022
SLR Class :- M10a
Manufactures Model :- WDM3a
Introduction year :- 2013
No of Locos :- 06
Loco Nos :- 940 to 945
Builder :- Diesel Locomotive Works (D.L.W.)
State :- India
Prime Mover :- ETA ALCO/DLW V12 "251-B"
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 2300 hp
rpm :- 1000
Weight :- 120 ton
Length :- 57' 10"
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system :- Vacuum, Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 100 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train not to run beyond Rambukkana.
Information as at 21.05.2021
SLR Class :- M2
Manufactures Model :- G12
Introduction years :- 1954 to 1966
No of Locos :- 14
Loco Nos : 569-573 M2
591-593 M2a
594 and 595 M2b
626 and 627 M2c
628 and 629 M2d
Builder :- General Motors (G.M.D.)
State :- Canada and America
Prime Mover :- General Motors - G M V12 567 12C
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1425 hp
rpm :- 800
Weight :- 79 ton
Length :- 46' 9"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A-A1A (M2,M2a,M2b and M2d)
Bo-Bo (M2c)
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 112 Km/h
Gauge : - 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale and Kelani Valley line.
Gift from Colombo Plan aid.
M2c special designed for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.
SLR purchased 02 Locos in 1966 from EMD plant America for Cement Transport (M2d 628 and 629).
All locos fitted train light system and fitted W1 cowcatchers at CME in 80’.
M2 572 use for “Ruhunu Kumari” Train inaugural run in 1955.
M2 572 use for “Udarata Menike” Train inaugural run in 23 April1956.
M2 571 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Mullipathan in 04.10.1985
M2 570 Trapped KKS in 1990. because of Civil war transported to C.M.E. Ratmalana by ship in 1997. Back in service after repair in July 1998.
M2d 629 use for “Meena Gaya” Train inaugural run in 23 December 2004.
M2 591 Damaged by Tsunami waves at Pereliya in 26.12.2004. Back in service after repair in 26.12.2008
13 Locomotives are presently on Service.
M2s were named,
569 : Ontario
570 : Alberta
571 : Saskatchewan
572 : British Columbia
573 : Quebec
591 : Manitoba
592 : Nova Scotia
593 : New Brunswick
594 : Prince Edward Island
595 : New Foundland
626 : Montreal
627 : Vancouver
628 : Kankesanturai
629 : Galle
Information as at 17.01.2022
SLR Class :- M4
Manufactures Model :- MX 620
Introduction year :- 1975
No of Locos :- 14
Loco Nos :- 743 to 756
Builder :- Montreal Locomotive Works
State :- Canada
Prime Mover :- ALCO V12 25 1 C3
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1700 hp
rpm :- 1050
Weight :- 98 ton
Length :- 58' 3"
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system : - Air and Vacuum
Max speed :- 104 Km/h
Gauge : - 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Presently not to run beyond Rambukkana.
M4 753,754,755 and 756 were Special designed with Dynamic Brake for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.
M4 750 damaged due to Bomb blast at near Vavniya in 2000 back in service after repair.
M4 752 re painted Red and Yellow colours for use Jaffna Intercity. again Repainted Blue & Silver.
Upgraded with Air brake at C.M.E. Ratmalana.
All Locomotives are presently on service.
M4s were named,
743 : Madu
744 : Sigiri
745 : Ruwanweli
746 : Namunukula
747 : Kelani
748 : Walawe
749 : Dunhida
750 : Isurumuni
751 : Diyaluma
752 : Point-Pedro
753 : Samanala
754 : Menik
755 : Mahaweli
756 : Luxapana
Information as at 22.02.2021
MÁV-HÉV Helyiérdekű Vasút Zrt.: Disconnected from each other and isolated from the rest of the railway network, four suburban railway lines (one of them with a branch) form the system of the Budapest Railways of Local Interest (Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút, BHÉV), which has a total length of 97 km. They all have the same characteristics: standard track gauge and 1,100 V DC power supply. The lines are commercially designated H5 to H9. Since November 2016, this company has been a subsidiary of the Hungarian state railways MÁV.
The service is basically carried out with 91 three-car EMUs of the MX series (motor cars numbers 861 to 892) and MXA (motor cars numbers 901 to 1000 and 1101 to 1150), build in the former German Democratic Republic by LEW "Hans Beimler" Hennigsdorf between 1971 and 1983. Seven EMUs of the MIX/A series (motor cars) and PXXV/A (trailer cars) also remain in service, runnig only on line H7. They come from the modernization of as many of the 27 trains that were built by BHÉV itself in its Budafoki workshops between 1963 and 1966.
Two MXA series EMUs just left the Boráros tér terminal in Budapest, working a service in the H7 line to Csepel.
MÁV-HÉV Helyiérdekű Vasút Zrt.: Disconnected from each other and isolated from the rest of the railway network, four suburban railway lines (one of them with a branch) form the system of the Budapest Railways of Local Interest (Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút, BHÉV), which has a total length of 97 km. They all have the same characteristics: standard track gauge and 1,100 V DC power supply. The lines are commercially designated H5 to H9. Since November 2016, this company has been a subsidiary of the Hungarian state railways MÁV.
The service is basically carried out with 91 three-car EMUs of the MX series (motor cars numbers 861 to 892) and MXA (motor cars numbers 901 to 1000 and 1101 to 1150), build in the former German Democratic Republic by LEW "Hans Beimler" Hennigsdorf between 1971 and 1983. Seven EMUs of the MIX/A series (motor cars) and PXXV/A (trailer cars) also remain in service, runnig only on line H7. They come from the modernization of as many of the 27 trains that were built by BHÉV itself in its Budafoki workshops between 1963 and 1966.
On line H5, two MXA series EMUs leave Csillaghegy station towards Szentendre. The train sign incorrectly shows the destination in Budapest when traveling in the opposite direction.
SLR Class :- M2
Manufactures Model :- G12
Introduction years :- 1954 to 1966
No of Locos :- 14
Loco Nos : 569-573 M2
591-593 M2a
594 and 595 M2b
626 and 627 M2c
628 and 629 M2d
Builder :- General Motors (G.M.D.)
State :- Canada and America
Prime Mover :- General Motors - G M V12 567 12C
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1425 hp
rpm :- 800
Weight :- 79 ton
Length :- 46' 9"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A-A1A (M2,M2a,M2b and M2d)
Bo-Bo (M2c)
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 112 Km/h
Gauge : - 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale and Kelani Valley line.
Gift from Colombo Plan aid.
M2c special designed for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.
SLR purchased 02 Locos in 1966 from EMD plant America for Cement Transport (M2d 628 and 629).
All locos fitted train light system and fitted W1 cowcatchers at CME in 80’.
M2 572 use for “Ruhunu Kumari” Train inaugural run in 1955.
M2 572 use for “Udarata Menike” Train inaugural run in 23 April1956.
M2 571 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Mullipathan in 04.10.1985
M2 570 Trapped KKS in 1990. because of Civil war transported to C.M.E. Ratmalana by ship in 1997. Back in service after repair in July 1998.
M2d 629 use for “Meena Gaya” Train inaugural run in 23 December 2004.
M2 591 Damaged by Tsunami waves at Pereliya in 26.12.2004. Back in service after repair in 26.12.2008
13 Locomotives are presently on Service.
M2s were named,
569 : Ontario
570 : Alberta
571 : Saskatchewan
572 : British Columbia
573 : Quebec
591 : Manitoba
592 : Nova Scotia
593 : New Brunswick
594 : Prince Edward Island
595 : New Foundland
626 : Montreal
627 : Vancouver
628 : Kankesanthurai
629 : Galle
Information as at 16.07.2021
SLR Class :- S12
Introduction years :- 2012 to 2013
No of Sets :- 13
Power car Nos :- 917 to 939
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000 R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 74 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
4 sets for suburban service.
7 sets for up country service.
2 sets for Air-condition intercity service.
Set Formation :
Suburban sets : Power car, four 3rd class compartments and dummy car.
Up country sets : Two power cars, one 1st class Air-condition compartment, three 2nd class compartment, three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Air-condition: Two power cars, Six 1st class Air-condition compartment and class Air-condition buffet unit.
S12 919 used for first testing run on Beliattha line.
S12 934 and 939 used for Inaugural run on Beliattha line in 02.11.2019
S12 927 and 935 used for Inaugural run No 1038 Kandy-Colombo train run in 22.11.2019
Information as at 21.02.2021
SLR Class :- S12
Introduction years :- 2012 to 2013
No of Sets :- 13
Power car Nos :- 917 to 939
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000 R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 74 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
4 sets for suburban service.
7 sets for up country service.
2 sets for Air-condition intercity service.
Set Formation :
Suburban sets : Power car, four 3rd class compartments and dummy car.
Up country sets : Two power cars, one 1st class Air-condition compartment, three 2nd class compartment, three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Air-condition: Two power cars, Six 1st class Air-condition compartment and class Air-condition buffet unit.
S12 919 used for first testing run on Beliattha line.
S12 934 and 939 used for Inaugural run on Beliattha line in 02.11.2019
S12 927 and 935 used for Inaugural run No 1038 Kandy-Colombo train run in 22.11.2019
Information as at 24.11.2021
During a 2006 visit to Melbourne's tram system, I had the pleasure of a tour of the two substations on the network that were still using mercury arc rectifier equipment, at West Brunswick and Maribyrnong. This is a close-up of the open cabinets showing two of the tubes in action..
For more information on the Melbourne tram system substations check out: www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/substations.htm
Developed in the early 1900's, the mercury arc rectifier tube was one of the primary means of AC to DC rectification prior to the advent of semiconductor diodes. These particular substations in Melbourne took in high voltage AC power and converted it to 600 v DC power for use by the trams.
I believe that the two substations I saw during my visit have since had the mercury arc rectifier equipment decommissioned, although there are several still functional in tram museums including the one in Brisbane.
SLR Class :- M2
Manufactures Model :- G12
Introduction years :- 1954 to 1966
No of Locos :- 14
Loco Nos : 569-573 M2
591-593 M2a
594 and 595 M2b
626 and 627 M2c
628 and 629 M2d
Builder :- General Motors (G.M.D.)
State :- Canada and America
Prime Mover :- General Motors - G M V12 567 12C
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1425 hp
rpm :- 800
Weight :- 79 ton
Length :- 46' 9"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A-A1A (M2,M2a,M2b and M2d)
Bo-Bo (M2c)
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 112 Km/h
Gauge : - 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale and Kelani Valley line.
Gift from Colombo Plan aid.
M2c special designed for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.
SLR purchased 02 Locos in 1966 from EMD plant America for Cement Transport (M2d 628 and 629).
All locos fitted train light system and fitted W1 cowcatchers at CME in 80’.
M2 572 use for “Ruhunu Kumari” Train inaugural run in 1955.
M2 572 use for “Udarata Menike” Train inaugural run in 23 April1956.
M2 571 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Mullipathan in 04.10.1985
M2 570 Trapped KKS in 1990. because of Civil war transported to C.M.E. Ratmalana by ship in 1997. Back in service after repair in July 1998.
M2d 629 use for “Meena Gaya” Train inaugural run in 23 December 2004.
M2 591 Damaged by Tsunami waves at Pereliya in 26.12.2004. Back in service after repair in 26.12.2008
13 Locomotives are presently on Service.
M2s were named,
569 : Ontario
570 : Alberta
571 : Saskatchewan
572 : British Columbia
573 : Quebec
591 : Manitoba
592 : Nova Scotia
593 : New Brunswick
594 : Prince Edward Island
595 : New Foundland
626 : Montreal
627 : Vancouver
628 : Kankesanturai
629 : Galle
Information as at 12.10.2021
SLR Class :- M10a
Manufactures Model :- WDM3a
Introduction year :- 2013
No of Locos :- 06
Loco Nos :- 940 to 945
Builder :- Diesel Locomotive Works (D.L.W.)
State :- India
Prime Mover :- ETA ALCO/DLW V12 "251-B"
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 2300 hp
rpm :- 1000
Weight :- 120 ton
Length :- 57'10"
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system :- Vacuum, Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 100 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train not to run beyond Rambukkana.
Information as at 17.11.2020
SLR Class :- S12
Introduction years :- 2012 to 2013
No of Sets :- 13
Power car Nos :- 917 to 939
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000 R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 74 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
4 sets for suburban service.
7 sets for up country service.
2 sets for Air-condition intercity service.
Set Formation :
Suburban sets : Power car, four 3rd class compartments and dummy car.
Up country sets : Two power cars, one 1st class Air-condition compartment, three 2nd class compartment, three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Air-condition: Two power cars, Six 1st class Air-condition compartment and class Air-condition buffet unit.
S12 919 used for first testing run on Beliattha line.
S12 934 and 939 used for Inaugural run on Beliattha line in 02.11.2019
S12 927 and 935 used for Inaugural run No 1038 Kandy-Colombo train run in 22.11.2019
Information as at 16.10.2021
SLR Class :- M6
Introduction years :- 1979 to 1980
No of Locos :- 16
Loco Nos :- 783 to 798
Builder :- Henschel Thyssen
State :- West Germany
Prime Mover :- General Motors - V12 G M 645 E
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1650 hp
rpm :- 900
Weight :- 87 ton
Length :- 54' 5"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A - A1A
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 105 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose :- Main line Passenger and Freight train.
M6 793 Destroyed due to Bomb blast in 25.03.1986 between Pulliyamkulam - Vavniya.
M6 798 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Tambalagamuwa in 05.12.1996
M6 785,788,792 and 797 re painted Red and Yellow colours for use Intercity train.
14 Locomotives are presently on service.
Information as at 11.02.2023
SLR Class :- S14
Introduction years :- 2019 to 2020
No of Sets :- 9
Power car Nos :- 971 to 992
Builder :- CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 76 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple unit
Purpose :- Long Distance passenger trains for upper section (Colombo Fort-Badulla)
Set Formation :-
Two power cars, Two 1st class Air-condition compartment, Two 2nd class compartment, Three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Two power cars, Four 1st class Air-condition compartment, Four 2nd class compartment, and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Remarks :-
S14 971 and 972 used for Inaugural run “Denuwara Menike” Intercity Express Colombo Fort to Badulla in 01.11.2019
S14a 989,990,991 and 992 Imported for Proposed Garbage transport from Wanawasala to Aruwakkalu under the Mega police project.
S14 985 and 988 used for Inaugural run “Ella Odyssey” Special Tourist train Kandy to Ella in 05.03.2022
Information as at 28.07.2022
SLR Class :- S9
Introduction year :- 2000
No of Sets :- 15
Power car Nos :- 849 to 863
Builder :- Sifang Loco. & Rolling Stock Works
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU - V12 396 TC 14
Mode of Power transmission : - Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1400 H.P.
rpm :- 1500
Weight :- 67 ton
Length :- 65’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 100 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Set Formation :- One power car,Four 3rd Class Compartment and 3rd Class dummy car
Purpose :- Suburban and Commuter service.
S9 855,856,857,858 and 863 Installed new control system by CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd in 2017
S9 851 and 852 Installed new control system by Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd in 2022
Information as at 06.12.2024
SLR Class :- M6
Introduction years :- 1979 to 1980
No of Locos :- 16
Loco Nos :- 783 to 798
Builder :- Henschel Thyssen
State :- West Germany
Prime Mover :- General Motors - V12 G M 645 E
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1650 hp
rpm :- 900
Weight :- 87 ton
Length :- 54' 5"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A - A1A
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 105 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale line.
M6 793 Destroyed due to Bomb blast in 25.03.1986 between Pulliyamkulam - Vavniya.
M6 798 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Tambalagamuwa in 05.12.1996
M6 785,788,792 and 797 re painted Red and Yellow colours for use Intercity train.
14 Locomotives are presently on service.
Information as at 03.11.2021
SLR Class :- M6
Introduction years :- 1979 to 1980
No of Locos :- 16
Loco Nos :- 783 to 798
Builder :- Henschel Thyssen
State :- West Germany
Prime Mover :- General Motors - V12 GM 645 E
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1650 hp
rpm :- 900
Weight :- 87 ton
Length :- 54' 5"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A - A1A
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 105 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose :- Main line Passenger and Freight train.
M6 793 Destroyed due to Bomb blast in 25.03.1986 between Pulliyamkulam - Vavniya.
M6 798 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Tambalagamuwa in 05.12.1996
M6 785,788,792 and 797 re painted Red and Yellow colours for use Intercity train.
14 Locomotives are presently on service.
M6 788 used for Inaugural run “CALYPSO Special” Tourist train Badulla to Bandarawela in 05.04.2024
Information as at 08.07.2024
SLR Class :- S12
Introduction years :- 2012 to 2013
No of Sets :- 13
Power car Nos :- 917 to 939
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000 R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 74 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
4 sets for suburban service.
7 sets for up country service.
2 sets for Air-condition intercity service.
Set Formation :
Suburban sets : Power car, four 3rd class compartments and dummy car.
Up country sets : Two power cars, one 1st class Air-condition compartment, three 2nd class compartment, three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Air-condition: Two power cars, Six 1st class Air-condition compartment and class Air-condition buffet unit.
S12 919 used for first testing run on Beliattha line.
S12 934 and 939 used for Inaugural run on Beliattha line in 02.11.2019
S12 927 and 935 used for Inaugural run No 1038 Kandy-Colombo train run in 22.11.2019
Information as at 11.12.2022
MÁV-HÉV Helyiérdekű Vasút Zrt.: Disconnected from each other and isolated from the rest of the railway network, four suburban railway lines (one of them with a branch) form the system of the Budapest Railways of Local Interest (Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút, BHÉV), which has a total length of 97 km. They all have the same characteristics: standard track gauge and 1,100 V DC power supply. The lines are commercially designated H5 to H9. Since November 2016, this company has been a subsidiary of the Hungarian state railways MÁV.
The service is basically carried out with 91 three-car EMUs of the MX series (motor cars numbers 861 to 892) and MXA (motor cars numbers 901 to 1000 and 1101 to 1150), build in the former German Democratic Republic by LEW "Hans Beimler" Hennigsdorf between 1971 and 1983. Seven EMUs of the MIX/A series (motor cars) and PXXV/A (trailer cars) also remain in service, runnig only on line H7. They come from the modernization of as many of the 27 trains that were built by BHÉV itself in its Budafoki workshops between 1963 and 1966.
On line H5, two MXA series EMUs leave Csillaghegy station towards Budapest, Batthyány tér.
SLR Class :- S10
Introduction years :- 2008 to 2009
No of Sets :- 15
Power car Nos :- 879 to 893
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU - V12 4000
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Set Formation :- One power car,Four 3rd Class Compartment and 3rd Class dummy car
Purpose :- Suburban and Commuter service.
Information as at 02.11.2025
SLR Class :- M8a
Manufactures Model :- WDM2
Introduction year :- 2001
No of Locos :- 02
Loco Nos :- 877 and 878
Builder :- Diesel Locomotive Works (D.L.W.)
State :-India
Prime Mover :- ALCO/DLW V12 "251-B"
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 2300 hp
rpm :- 1000
Weight :- 99 ton
Length :- 54'
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system :- Vacuum, Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 100 Km/h
Gauge : -1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train not to run beyond Rambukkana.
Information as at 12.02.2022
SLR Class :- S12
Introduction years :- 2012 to 2013
No of Sets :- 13
Power car Nos :- 917 to 939
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000 R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 74 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
4 sets for suburban service.
7 sets for up country service.
2 sets for Air-condition intercity service.
Set Formation :
Suburban sets : Power car, four 3rd class compartments and dummy car.
Up country sets : Two power cars, one 1st class Air-condition compartment, three 2nd class compartment, three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Air-condition: Two power cars, Six 1st class Air-condition compartment and class Air-condition buffet unit.
S12 919 used for first testing run on Beliattha line.
S12 934 and 939 used for Inaugural run on Beliattha line in 02.11.2019
S12 927 and 935 used for Inaugural run No 1038 Kandy-Colombo train run in 22.11.2019
Information as at 27.10.2021
SLR Class :- M4
Manufactures Model :- MX 620
Introduction year :- 1975
No of Locos :- 14
Loco Nos :- 743 to 756
Builder :- Montreal Locomotive Works
State :- Canada
Prime Mover :- ALCO V12 25 1 C3
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1700 hp
rpm :- 1050
Weight :- 98 ton
Length :- 58' 3"
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system : - Air and Vacuum
Max speed :- 104 Km/h
Gauge : - 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Presently not to run beyond Rambukkana.
M4 753,754,755 and 756 were Special designed with Dynamic Brake for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.
M4 750 damaged due to Bomb blast at near Vavniya in 2000 back in service after repair.
M4 752 re painted Red and Yellow colours for use Jaffna Intercity. again Repainted Blue & Silver.
Upgraded with Air brake at C.M.E. Ratmalana.
M4 751used for Inaugural run “Yal Rani” Passenger Train Between Kankasantrei Murukandi in 11.07.2022
All Locomotives are presently on service.
M4s were named,
743 : Madu
744 : Sigiri
745 : Ruwanweli
746 : Namunukula
747 : Kelani
748 : Walawe
749 : Dunhida
750 : Isurumuni
751 : Diyaluma
752 : Point-Pedro
753 : Samanala
754 : Menik
755 : Mahaweli
756 : Luxapana
Information as at 03.07.2023
SLR Class :- S14
Introduction years :- 2019 to 2020
No of Sets :- 9
Power car Nos :- 971 to 992
Builder :- CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 76 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
for Up country service Colombo Fort to Badulla
Set Formation :-
Two power cars, Two 1st class Air-condition compartment, Two 2nd class compartment, Three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Two power cars, Four 1st class Air-condition compartment, Four 2nd class compartment, and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Remarks :-
S14 971 and 972 used for Inaugural run “Denuwara Menike” Intercity Express Colombo Fort to Badulla in 01.11.2019
S14a 989,990,991 and 992 imported for Proposed Garbage transport from Wanawasala to Aruwakkalu under the Mega police project.
S14 985 and 988 used for Inaugural run “Ella Odyssey” Special Tourist train Kandy to Ella in 05.03.2022
Information as at 28.03.2022
New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) work motor no. 35654 is seen laid up in Concourse Yard. The car was converted to work service from Lo-V "World's Fair Steinway" car no. 5654, which was one of 50 built by the St. Louis Car Co. in 1938. They were distinguished as "World's Fair Steinway" Lo-V cars. "World's Fair" differentiated their body style rather than the typical Lo-V carbody, and referring to the fact that the cars were ordered to supplement the Flushing Line fleet in advance of the 1939 World's Fair. "Steinway" referred to the gearing of the traction motors: a special lower gear ratio was required to climb the steep grades in the Steinway Tunnels, which carry the Flushing Line under the East River between Queens and Manhattan. "Lo-V" referred to the lower electrical voltage in the controls and trainlines; previous subway and elevated equipment routed 600 volt DC power through the controls and trainlines (this equipment was nicknamed "Hi-V" after the introduction of the Lo-V equipment.
Undated slide, unknown photographer, Matt Csenge collection.
The Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge bascule bridge (erected 1912-1913) in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada.
This (William) Scherzer Rolling Lift bascule bridge combines the balanced counterweight of a conventional bascule bridge, with a unique rolling lift motion that all but eliminates friction.
It was built between 1912-1913 by the Dominion Bridge Company to carry the Canadian Northern Railway main line across the Rideau Canal.
The bridge was originally designed to be run with a DC powered electric motor, but in 1915 the bridge was forced to be operated manually for the next 63 years until it was closed in 1978.
This bridge was designated as a National Historic Site in 1983.
It is one of the last remaining bridges of its kind in Canada.
Smiths Falls also hosts the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario, which is truly, a train lovers delight and definitely worth a visit!
SLR Class :- S12
Introduction years :- 2012 to 2013
No of Sets :- 13
Power car Nos :- 917 to 939
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000 R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 74 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
4 sets for suburban service.
7 sets for up country service.
2 sets for Air-condition intercity service.
Set Formation :
Suburban sets : Power car, four 3rd class compartments and dummy car.
Up country sets : Two power cars, one 1st class Air-condition compartment, three 2nd class compartment, three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Air-condition: Two power cars, Six 1st class Air-condition compartment and class Air-condition buffet unit.
S12 919 used for first testing run on Beliattha line.
S12 934 and 939 used for Inaugural run on Beliattha line in 02.11.2019
S12 927 and 935 used for Inaugural run No 1038 Kandy-Colombo train run in 22.11.2019
Information as at 26.07.2022
SLR Class :- S12
Introduction years :- 2012 to 2013
No of Sets :- 13
Power car Nos :- 917 to 939
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000 R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 74 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
4 sets for suburban service.
7 sets for up country service.
2 sets for Air-condition intercity service.
Set Formation :
Suburban sets : Power car, four 3rd class compartments and dummy car.
Up country sets : Two power cars, one 1st class Air-condition compartment, three 2nd class compartment, three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Air-condition: Two power cars, Six 1st class Air-condition compartment and class Air-condition buffet unit.
S12 919 used for first testing run on Beliattha line.
S12 934 and 939 used for Inaugural run on Beliattha line in 02.11.2019
S12 927 and 935 used for Inaugural run No 1038 Kandy-Colombo train run in 22.11.2019
S12 933 used for Inaugural run “Kelani Valley Odyssey” Special Tourist train Colombo Fort to Waga in 15.01.2023
Information as at 25.12.2023
SLR Class :- M8
Manufactures Model :- WDM2
Introduction years :- 1996 to 1998
No of Locos :- 08
Loco Nos :- 841 to 848
Builder :- Diesel Locomotive Works (D.L.W.)
State :-India
Prime Mover :- ALCO/DLW - 16V 251 B
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 2600 hp
rpm :- 1000
Weight :- 113 ton
Length :- 57' 1"
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system :- Vacuum,Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 100 Km/h
Gauge : -1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train not to run beyond Rambukkana.
Information as at 07.02.2022
SLR Class :- M4
Manufactures Model :- MX 620
Introduction year :- 1975
No of Locos :- 14
Loco Nos :- 743 to 756
Builder :- Montreal Locomotive Works
State :- Canada
Prime Mover :- ALCO V12 25 1 C3
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1700 hp
rpm :- 1050
Weight :- 98 ton
Length :- 58' 3"
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system : - Air and Vacuum
Max speed :- 104 Km/h
Gauge : - 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Presently not to run beyond Rambukkana.
M4 753,754,755 and 756 were Special designed with Dynamic Brake for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.
M4 750 damaged due to Bomb blast at near Vavniya in 2000 back in service after repair.
M4 752 re painted Red and Yellow colours for use Jaffna Intercity. again Repainted Blue & Silver.
Upgraded with Air brake at C.M.E. Ratmalana.
All Locomotives are presently on service.
M4s were named,
743 : Madu
744 : Sigiri
745 : Ruwanweli
746 : Namunukula
747 : Kelani
748 : Walawe
749 : Dunhida
750 : Isurumuni
751 : Diyaluma
752 : Point-Pedro
753 : Samanala
754 : Menik
755 : Mahaweli
756 : Luxapana
Information as at 18.12.2020
SLR Class :- M8
Manufactures Model :- WDM2
Introduction years :- 1996 to 1998
No of Locos :- 08
Loco Nos :- 841 to 848
Builder :- Diesel Locomotive Works (D.L.W.)
State :-India
Prime Mover :- ALCO/DLW - 16V 251 B
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 2600 hp
rpm :- 1000
Weight :- 113 ton
Length :- 57' 1"
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system :- Vacuum,Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 100 Km/h
Gauge : -1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose :- Main line Passenger and Freight train. not to run beyond Rambukkana.
Information as at 07.06.2024
New Haven Railroad EP-3 motor 351 is seen leading a 10 car westbound passenger train on the Fly-Over at Woodlawn, New York, 6-4-1957. The motor just dropped its pantograph and activated its third rail shoe for contact on the DC powered third rail. some of The New York Central Harlem Division tracks are situated below the Fly-Over.
This photo came from the Internet and the photographers name I believe is William Higginbottom. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.
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SLR Class :- M2
Manufactures Model :- G12
Introduction years :- 1954 to 1966
No of Locos :- 14
Loco Nos : 569-573 M2
591-593 M2a
594 and 595 M2b
626 and 627 M2c
628 and 629 M2d
Builder :- General Motors (G.M.D.)
State :- Canada and America
Prime Mover :- General Motors - G M V12 567 12C
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1425 hp
rpm :- 800
Weight :- 79 ton
Length :- 46' 9"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A-A1A (M2,M2a,M2b and M2d)
Bo-Bo (M2c)
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 112 Km/h
Gauge : - 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale and Kelani Valley line.
Gift from Colombo Plan aid.
M2c special designed for Upcountry (Colombo to Badulla) Rail track.
SLR purchased 02 Locos in 1966 from EMD plant America for Cement Transport (M2d 628 and 629).
All locos fitted train light system and fitted W1 cowcatchers at CME in 80’.
M2 572 use for “Ruhunu Kumari” Train inaugural run in 1955.
M2 572 use for “Udarata Menike” Train inaugural run in 23 April1956.
M2 571 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Mullipathan in 04.10.1985
M2 570 Trapped KKS in 1990. because of Civil war transported to C.M.E. Ratmalana by ship in 1997. Back in service after repair in July 1998.
M2d 629 use for “Meena Gaya” Train inaugural run in 23 December 2004.
M2 591 Damaged by Tsunami waves at Pereliya in 26.12.2004. Back in service after repair in 26.12.2008
13 Locomotives are presently on Service.
M2s were named,
569 : Ontario
570 : Alberta
571 : Saskatchewan
572 : British Columbia
573 : Quebec
591 : Manitoba
592 : Nova Scotia
593 : New Brunswick
594 : Prince Edward Island
595 : New Foundland
626 : Montreal
627 : Vancouver
628 : Kankesanturai
629 : Galle
Information as at 24.06.2025
SLR Class :- S12
Introduction years :- 2012 to 2013
No of Sets :- 13
Power car Nos :- 917 to 939
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000 R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 74 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
4 sets for suburban service.
7 sets for up country service.
2 sets for Air-condition intercity service.
Set Formation :
Suburban sets : Power car, four 3rd class compartments and dummy car.
Up country sets : Two power cars, one 1st class Air-condition compartment, three 2nd class compartment, three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Air-condition: Two power cars, Six 1st class Air-condition compartment and class Air-condition buffet unit.
S12 919 used for first testing run on Beliattha line.
S12 934 and 939 used for Inaugural run on Beliattha line in 02.11.2019
S12 927 and 935 used for Inaugural run No 1038 Kandy-Colombo train run in 22.11.2019
Information as at 10.10.2021
MÁV-HÉV Helyiérdekű Vasút Zrt.: Disconnected from each other and isolated from the rest of the railway network, four suburban railway lines (one of them with a branch) form the system of the Budapest Railways of Local Interest (Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút, BHÉV), which has a total length of 97 km. They all have the same characteristics: standard track gauge and 1,100 V DC power supply. The lines are commercially designated H5 to H9. Since November 2016, this company has been a subsidiary of the Hungarian state railways MÁV.
The service is basically carried out with 91 three-car EMUs of the MX series (motor cars numbers 861 to 892) and MXA (motor cars numbers 901 to 1000 and 1101 to 1150), build in the former German Democratic Republic by LEW "Hans Beimler" Hennigsdorf between 1971 and 1983. Seven EMUs of the MIX/A series (motor cars) and PXXV/A (trailer cars) also remain in service, runnig only on line H7. They come from the modernization of as many of the 27 trains that were built by BHÉV itself in its Budafoki workshops between 1963 and 1966.
Two MXA series EMUs arriving at the Boráros tér terminal in Budapest, working a service in the H7 line from Csepel.
SLR Class :- M6
Introduction years :- 1979 to 1980
No of Locos :- 16
Loco Nos :- 783 to 798
Builder :- Henschel Thyssen
State :- West Germany
Prime Mover :- General Motors - V12 G M 645 E
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1650 hp
rpm :- 900
Weight :- 87 ton
Length :- 54' 5"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A - A1A
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 105 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale line.
M6 793 Destroyed due to Bomb blast in 25.03.1986 between Pulliyamkulam - Vavniya.
M6 798 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Tambalagamuwa in 05.12.1996
M6 785,788,792 and 797 re painted Red and Yellow colours for use Intercity train.
14 Locomotives are presently on service.
Information as at 28.04.2022
Zürich Friesenberg had one of the feeder stations for the DC power. So they dismantle it directly from the vehicle.
The strong steel supports are for the special intersection part with the DC trolley wires.
SLR Class :- M6
Introduction years :- 1979 to 1980
No of Locos :- 16
Loco Nos :- 783 to 798
Builder :- Henschel Thyssen
State :- West Germany
Prime Mover :- General Motors - V12 G M 645 E
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1650 hp
rpm :- 900
Weight :- 87 ton
Length :- 54' 5"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A - A1A
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 105 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose :- Main line Passenger and Freight train.
M6 793 Destroyed due to Bomb blast in 25.03.1986 between Pulliyamkulam - Vavniya.
M6 798 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Tambalagamuwa in 05.12.1996
M6 785,788,792 and 797 re painted Red and Yellow colours for use Intercity train.
14 Locomotives are presently on service.
Information as at 07.12.2023
SLR Class :- M6
Introduction years :- 1979 to 1980
No of Locos :- 16
Loco Nos :- 783 to 798
Builder :- Henschel Thyssen
State :- West Germany
Prime Mover :- General Motors - V12 G M 645 E
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1650 hp
rpm :- 900
Weight :- 87 ton
Length :- 54' 5"
Wheel arrangement :- A1A - A1A
Brake system : - Vacuum and Dynamic
Max speed :- 105 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Main line Passenger and Freight train Not to run Matale line.
M6 793 Destroyed due to Bomb blast in 25.03.1986 between Pulliyamkulam - Vavniya.
M6 798 Destroyed due to Bomb blast at Tambalagamuwa in 05.12.1996
M6 785,788,792 and 797 re painted Red and Yellow colours for use Intercity train.
14 Locomotives are presently on service.
Information as at 27.08.2021
SLR Class :- S12
Introduction years :- 2012 to 2013
No of Sets :- 13
Power car Nos :- 917 to 939
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000 R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 74 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
4 sets for suburban service.
7 sets for up country service.
2 sets for Air-condition intercity service.
Set Formation :
Suburban sets : Power car, four 3rd class compartments and dummy car.
Up country sets : Two power cars, one 1st class Air-condition compartment, three 2nd class compartment, three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Air-condition: Two power cars, Six 1st class Air-condition compartment and class Air-condition buffet unit.
S12 919 used for first testing run on Beliattha line.
S12 934 and 939 used for Inaugural run on Beliattha line in 02.11.2019
S12 927 and 935 used for Inaugural run No 1038 Kandy-Colombo train run in 22.11.2019
S12 933 used for Inaugural run “Kelani Valley Odyssey” Special Tourist train Colombo Fort to Waga in 15.01.2023
Information as at 04.07.2024
SLR Class :- S11
Introduction years :- 2011 to 2012
No of Sets :- 20
Power car Nos :- 894 to 913
Builder :- Integral Coach Factory
State :- India
Prime Mover :- Cummines - 16V KTA 50L
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1400 hp
rpm :- 1360
Weight :- 71 ton
Length :- 70’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air
Max speed :- 120 km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Set Formation :- One power car,Two 3rd Class Compartment, Two 2nd Class Compartment and 3rd Class dummy car
Purpose :- Suburban and Long distance passenger Train Service.
S11 899 Damaged due to accident at Alawwa in 2011 back in service after repair.
S11 902 Destroyed due to an accident at Pothuhera in 30.04.2014
Information as at 06.04.2023
SLR Class :- M10a
Manufactures Model :- WDM3a
Introduction year :- 2013
No of Locos :- 06
Loco Nos :- 940 to 945
Builder :- Diesel Locomotive Works (D.L.W.)
State :- India
Prime Mover :- ETA ALCO/DLW V12 "251-B"
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 2300 hp
rpm :- 1000
Weight :- 120 ton
Length :- 57' 10"
Wheel arrangement :- Co-Co
Brake system :- Vacuum, Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 100 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose :- Main line Passenger and Freight train.
Information as at 23.05.2024
SLR Class :- Class S14
Introduction years :- 2019 to 2020
No of Sets :- 9
Power car Nos :- 971 to 992
Builder :- CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC - DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 76 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
for Up country service Colombo Fort to Badulla
Set Formation :-
Two power cars, Two 1st class Air-condition compartment, Two 2nd class compartment, Three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Two power cars, Four 1st class Air-condition compartment, Four 2nd class compartment, and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Remarks :-
S14 971 and 972 used for Inaugural run “Denuwara Menike” Intercity Express Colombo Fort to Badulla in 01.11.2019
S14a 989,990,991 and 992 imported for Proposed Garbage transport from Wanawasala to Aruwakkalu under the Mega police project.
Information as at 11.04.2021
SLR Class :- S10
Introduction years :- 2008 to 2009
No of Sets :- 15
Power car Nos :- 879 to 893
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU - V12 4000
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission )
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Set Formation :- One power car,Four 3rd Class Compartment and 3rd Class dummy car
Purpose/Used line :- Suburban and Commuter service.
Information as at 02.03.2021
SLR Class :- S12
Introduction years :- 2012 to 2013
No of Sets :- 13
Power car Nos :- 917 to 939
Builder :- CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd
State :- China
Prime Mover :- MTU 12V 4000 R41
Mode of Power transmission :- Diesel Electric (AC to DC Power Transmission)
Power :- 1950 hp
rpm :- 1800
Weight :- 74 ton
Length :- 50’
Wheel arrangement :- Bo-Bo
Brake system :- Air and Dynamic
Max speed :- 120 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm
Type :- Diesel Multiple Unit
Purpose/Used line :-
4 sets for suburban service.
7 sets for up country service.
2 sets for Air-condition intercity service.
Set Formation :
Suburban sets : Power car, four 3rd class compartments and dummy car.
Up country sets : Two power cars, one 1st class Air-condition compartment, three 2nd class compartment, three 3rd class compartment and one 3rd class buffet unit.
Air-condition: Two power cars, Six 1st class Air-condition compartment and class Air-condition buffet unit.
S12 919 used for first testing run on Beliattha line.
S12 934 and 939 used for Inaugural run on Beliattha line in 02.11.2019
S12 927 and 935 used for Inaugural run No 1038 Kandy-Colombo train run in 22.11.2019
Information as at 02.08.2022