Railway of Sri Lanka in September 2009 (Kandy + Kalutara)

RAILWAY of SRI LANKA in SEPTEMBER 2009
Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)
Kandy and Kalutara
Information is courtesy of Wikipedia (The free encyclopedia)
and extracts have been used as my knowledge is not too good on this part of the World....
The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala: Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya; Tamil: Ilankai Pugaiyiradha Sēvai) is Sri Lanka's railway owner and primary operator. As part of the Sri Lankan government, it is overseen by the Ministry of Transport. Founded in 1858 as the Ceylon Government Railway, it operates the nation's railways and links Colombo (the capital) with other population centres and tourist destinations. The Sri Lankan rail network is 1,508 km (937 mi) of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. Some of its routes are scenic, with the main line passing (or crossing) waterfalls, mountains, tea estates, pine forests, bridges and peak stations.
I made a visit to this beautiful part of the World, close to the Equator, so quite hot, and stayed in Kandy for a day then Kalutara on the West Coast, South of Colombo. I did get to do some video of their railway and got to ride "Shotgun" on a train (always a secret ambition of mine) and have included this on the video. The train crews were very friendly and also the station staff. Train fares were unbelievably cheap, but the trains got very crowded in the morning and evening peaks. I did note that Locomotives from Kandy some were Chinese, and I captured just the one on video as it left Kandy...
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