Sri Lankan Railways - Locomotives

Schiffer · March 1, 2015

On 3/1/2015 at 5:33 AM, Reckless said:
Whats the price per head? The Rajadhani and Expo got them fancy items too. But most people seems prefer to travel on the 1st class coach.

500 per head on the normal intercity train.

850 per head on the intercity express train

Reckless · March 1, 2015

On 3/1/2015 at 5:41 AM, Schiffer said:
500 per head on the normal intercity train.
850 per head on the intercity express train

Thats pretty cheap compared to Rajadhani and Expo.

Schiffer · March 1, 2015

On 3/1/2015 at 5:47 AM, Reckless said:
Thats pretty cheap compared to Rajadhani and Expo.

Yeap the only difference is you dont get a free sandwitch and a nescafe

sathyajithj99 · March 1, 2015

what about wifi?

Schiffer · March 1, 2015

nope no wifi on this though

sathyajithj99 · March 22, 2015

Power sets Class S series ( Well known as office trains)

Class S3 880hp German (not in use now. Last was operating on Kelani Valley line)

Edited March 22, 2015 by sathyajithj99

sathyajithj99 · March 22, 2015

Class S5 Hitachi Japan 880hp (Used as a luxury train from Airport to Fort during IIFA)

Edited March 22, 2015 by sathyajithj99

sathyajithj99 · March 22, 2015

Class S6 Hitachi Japan 1150hp

sathyajithj99 · March 22, 2015

Class S7 Hitachi Japan 1000hp

sathyajithj99 · March 22, 2015

Class S8 Hyundai S. Korea 1150hp (Some of these models came from Japan. )

sathyajithj99 · March 22, 2015

Class S9 Republic of China 1150hp

sathyajithj99 · March 22, 2015

Class S10 Republic of China 1150hp

sathyajithj99 · March 22, 2015

Class S11 RITES Ltd. India 1360hp

sathyajithj99 · March 22, 2015

Class S12 Latest powerset Republic of China 3 types

* 1150hp in normal powerset

*2000hp x 2 for Up country line

*2000hp x 2 fully air conditioned train

Kavvz · March 22, 2015

On 3/22/2015 at 8:02 AM, sathyajithj99 said:

Class S12 Latest powerset Republic of China 3 types

* 1150hp in normal powerset

*2000hp x 2 for Up country line

*2000hp x 2 fully air conditioned train

Is that a kid sitting in the window of the driver's compartment?

sathyajithj99 · March 23, 2015

lol Maybe that kid is engine driver's or guard's son

. There's no harm because you can see the red lights are on, so this is the rear end of the powerset. So the controlling pannel is inoperative .

Edited March 23, 2015 by sathyajithj99

MasterDon · March 23, 2015

Where do you see a kid?

I see a Chinese looking guy in the driver's seat and another bloke in the doorway.

Kavvz · March 23, 2015

MasterDon said:
Where do you see a kid?
I see a Chinese looking guy in the driver's seat and another bloke in the doorway.

I figured the Chinese looking guy isn't Chinese and is actually a kid!

(There seems to be an another adult sitting directly behind him, and from this 2 dimensional picture it looks like the kid's head is at about shoulder height of the other seated adult and is partially blocking his head. You can however see part of a peaked cap that this said adult it wearing. The cap also has what appears to be a badge on it...)

If I'm right and if it is a kid in there, I'm surprised that there isn't a law / safety guideline specifically against it.

Edited March 23, 2015 by Kavvz

sathyajithj99 · March 23, 2015

On 3/23/2015 at 1:17 AM, MasterDon said:
Where do you see a kid?
I see a Chinese looking guy in the driver's seat and another bloke in the doorway.

Then let's all agree that's a Chinese kid

MasterDon · March 23, 2015

That's definately an adult asiatic male looking at a screen or some guages.A Chinese guy driving a Chinese train makes more sense than a child in the engine compartment.It's not unusual for foreign companies to send their own engineers to train the locals and help them get accustomed to the machinery.

Edited March 23, 2015 by MasterDon

Kavvz · March 23, 2015

MasterDon said:
That's definately an adult asiatic male looking at a screen or some guages.A Chinese guy driving a Chinese train makes more sense than a child in the engine compartment.It's not unusual for foreign companies to send their own engineers to train the locals and help them get accustomed to the machinery.

Makes sense...Well no one can say I don't have a healthy imagination!!

Edited March 23, 2015 by Kavvz

MasterDon · March 23, 2015

On 3/23/2015 at 3:19 AM, Kavvz said:
Makes sense...Well no one can say I don't have a healthy imagination!!

Oh good..lol...I was begining to think this was a case like that weird dress that made the rounds recently where I see a Chinese guy and you see a kid.