That looks amazingHello all,
I thought of creating a dedicated thread for Sri Lanka Railways, which considered as one of the scenic railway lines in the world. I will share images, news and my own experiences here. If you have taken a rail trip in Sri Lanka, please share your experiences here.
I would love to hear your feedback
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Really wonderful photos John. Thank you so much for sharing these. Did you take the Badulla/Ella train? That is the most scenic train in Sri Lanka.Hi there!
I’ve just joined but I wanted to say that I had a very enjoyable holiday when I stayed at the Mount Lavinia hotel about ten years ago now. I did some train watching at the local station and took myself to the capital Columbo by train one day. That was quite an adventure!
I got to see the railway museum and do some more train watching on the main station.
A wonderful country with friendly people, marvellous scenery and great food!
An EMD export loco (G12?) passing my hotel.
A six axle diesel seen from the hotel.
Approaching the main station in Columbo.
Some of the exhibits on display at the museum.
Various builders plates in the museum.
You can really see the broad gauge here.
This six axle diesel is named - in honour of where it came from, I guess.
I apologise for the rather poor quality of these pictures, I’m not much of a photographer and the light conditions fooled me or my camera! But I hope they are of interest.
Cheers,
John
Thanks Poorna!Really wonderful photos John. Thank you so much for sharing these. Did you take the Badulla/Ella train? That is the most scenic train in Sri Lanka.
Thanks Poorna!
No, sadly I didn’t get chance to take this train, much as I would have liked to have done. We were there for a significant birthday for my wife but she was suffering ill health so I mainly stayed close by the hotel.
Thanks for posting the video of this train, it’s enjoyable viewing.
Cheers,
John
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