The track condition is in wide parts of the country awful, worn and partly incomplete. Several derailed wagons could be seen laying beside the track at different locations, mostly four wheelers. B... (more)

Early morning departure from the Kandy station.

Only a few minutes before the train came, this fisherman was still fishing in the nearby sea. Now, he is returning home with I hope for him sufficient fish to prepare a good curry.

At the Maradana station, the #340 with its passenger train was the attraction of the day. On the opposite platform, many passengers waiting for their train took a photo of the steam train with the... (more)

A Sri Lankan mother and grandmother showing grandson a steam train. This is may be an attraction that the little boy witnessed for the first time in his life. He was as excited than we were when w... (more)

High in the mountains and in the tea plantations.

Steam train in the Sri Lankan jungle.

In the Lion's mouth !

Demodara features a spiral constructed in 1921 to allow the railway to maintain an already gruelling 1:44 (2.3%) gradient on its mountainous "main line". Here a 2012-built Chinese DMU set hauled ... (more)

This viaduct built between the two railway stations – Ella and Demodara during the British Colonial period is the largest in Sri Lanka. Located almost 3100 feet above the sea level, this 99.6ft ... (more)

Storming out of tunnel N°26.