The distant headlight heralds the approach of a train to Kandy's station, with its impressive semaphore signals. The night shift signalman looks on.

One of those rare occasions where the sunlight falls perfectly through the trees.....

Sri Lanka Railways MLW MX620 754 stands in the sidings at Anuradhapura station.

Pocket Sized Coach

A nicely cared for, compact Chinese-built coach for the district engineer in Nanu Oya.

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Repair in place?

The ever-encroaching jungle has made a good start on reclaiming this coach with a broken back.

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Passenger train from Badulla to Colombo

Local train from Badulla to Kandy

Night train from Colombo to Badulla

The M5 class locomotives #767, 771, 776, 779, 781, 782 and 775 were fitted with new Caterpillar prime movers. This new locomotive class was called M5C. The class M5C is known to the Sri Lankan rai... (more)

Slowly but surely the jungle returns to take over what man has made. Watawala station looks even more venerable than usual with the arrival of a steam-hauled mixed, recreating pre-diesel days on ... (more)