Trains Today
Smokey arrival at Galle
A rare sunny (though still not quite a blue sky) picture from this years trip to Sri Lanka.
M8 number 847, a product of Banaras Locomotive Works in India (effectively a WDM-2) is seen arriving into Galle with an express from Belliata to Maradana, Colombo (or was it the other way around?). The amount of smoke produced while simply arriving at the station giving a very strong clue as to why the loco was so filthy!
All through trains reverse here at Galle, involving a run-round of loco hauled trains, often also involving a trip on the turntable. This makes it an interesting place to spend some time watching the shunting and station operations, all controlled from the signalbox just on the left.
Just a short walk from the station is the beautiful Dutch Fort town where we were staying.
My 2024 trip report from Sri Lanka is now online here.
Smokey arrival at Galle
A rare sunny (though still not quite a blue sky) picture from this years trip to Sri Lanka.
M8 number 847, a product of Banaras Locomotive Works in India (effectively a WDM-2) is seen arriving into Galle with an express from Belliata to Maradana, Colombo (or was it the other way around?). The amount of smoke produced while simply arriving at the station giving a very strong clue as to why the loco was so filthy!
All through trains reverse here at Galle, involving a run-round of loco hauled trains, often also involving a trip on the turntable. This makes it an interesting place to spend some time watching the shunting and station operations, all controlled from the signalbox just on the left.
Just a short walk from the station is the beautiful Dutch Fort town where we were staying.
My 2024 trip report from Sri Lanka is now online here.