Unidentified class M5 locomotive is approaching Balana station bound to Colombo

Unidentified class M5 locomotive is approaching Balana station bound to Colombo.

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ALCO Bombardier class M4 747 majestically posing to a photograph at Colombo Fort Railway Station on 2012 Dec 15th.

W3 Class Diesel Hydraulic locomotive number 669 is seen at Inguru Oya doing a local passenger run on Dec 20th 2012

Sri Lanka / Diesel locomotives / M5

Unidentified class M5 locomotive is approaching Balana station bound to Colombo. The inner and outer semaphore home signals are visible in the picture. Note – village girl is using the rail track as a foot path due to lack of road ways.

D U WEERARATNE 04.06.2013, 633 Calls, 0 Comments

Name plate of GM EMD G12 626 one of the locomotives which were gifted by Canadian Government under Colombo Plan Aid.

Unidentified class M5 locomotive is approaching Balana station bound to Colombo.

These pictures are in memory of Tsunami On 2004 Dec 26th EMD GM Class M2 591 “ Manitoba” was pulling one of the passenger train from Colombo on the coastal line when it got caught to

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CLASS M5 772 arriving Gangoda, a small station in the Kadugannawe Pass in Jan 2011. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel locomotives / M5

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Original Class M5 Hitachi locomotives became unsuccessful and subsequently some of them rehabilitated with Paxmon & Caterpillar engines.The one in the picture is a CLASS M5 -779 fitted with a 1600 hp Caterpillar 3516 DITA engine seen at Peradeniya in 2010. Driver had to slow down due to workers on the track and had to throttle as he was short of the platform. Black smoke is a clear indication that he had given too much power. 
D U WEERARATNE

Sri Lanka / Diesel locomotives / M5

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Original Class M5 Hitachi locomotives became unsuccessful and subsequently some of them rehabilitated with Paxmon & Caterpillar engines. The one in the picture is 772 crossing Mahawali river near Peradeniya Junction in 2012 April. 
D U WEERARATNE

Sri Lanka / Diesel locomotives / M5

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