Original Class M5 Hitachi locomotives became unsuccessful and subsequently some of them rehabilitated with Paxmon & Caterpillar engines

Original Class M5 Hitachi locomotives became unsuccessful and subsequently some of them rehabilitated with Paxmon & Caterpillar engines.

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Henschel Thyssen Class M6 796 travers through lavish tea plantation in the hill country near Thalawakale seen in Sep 2012 pulling the afternoon Colombo bound train.

The class MRCE 189 - 281 is riding throug the station of Hochneukirch with an Jan de Rijk containertrain on it's way in the netherlands.

Sri Lanka / Diesel locomotives / M5

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.

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Railbus in duty....here it's near Linnich on it's way to Düren.

Original Class M5 Hitachi locomotives became unsuccessful and subsequently some of them rehabilitated with Paxmon & Caterpillar engines.

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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. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel locomotives / M5

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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. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel locomotives / M5

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