This Documentary is Produced Relating to the History and Service of Sri Lanka Railways on Marking its 150th Anniversary. Script: Namal Jayasinghe Director: Tharindu Jayamuthuge Cameramen: Pradeep Kumara, Chanaka Udayanga Editing: Shashimal Kularathne, Anil Perera Narration: Prasanna Chandana Bandara Marketing Exexutive: Sanath Kumara Co-ordination: Wijaya Samarasinghe Adviser: Vinod Wickramaratne Production: Selacine ශ්රී ලංකා දුම්රිය දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවට […]
Archives for August 2015
Class W2a 715. The Dawn of the Dead.
The newly repowered Class W2a 715 Diesel Hydraulic locomotive rolled out from Ratmalana railway workshops on 6th August 2015. This locomotive is completely different from the W2 class. Class W locomotives had a Paxman Ventura V16 diesel engine (prime mover) while the W2a has been fitted with a Paxman Valenta V12 engine. Other than that […]