Well firstly I don't think these Chinese carriages were not imported for the upcountry in the first place. Because they are lengthy (65 ft as I remember). We have real tight curves in upcountry line (less than 100 m curve radius). 55 ft Romanian carriages are also barely taking those curves. Ideal length is around 50 ft I think (as in S12).
Then this air brakes case; I don't really think "Air Brakes" are the one to blame. Best example is as Mach3 forwarded S12 is performing nicely on upcountry with "Air Brakes". So, in my opinion those Chinese carriages has weak braking system which can not hold it on the incline. (Don't forget, we have the highest incline (1:44) anywhere in the world on broad gauge. (5' 6"). So it had to be real tight brakes). S12 nailed it because their brakes are tight enough to hold the train. There could be other properties as well. But it's not a problem with Air Brakes.
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- UM, PM, Matale express (up to Kandy. Kandy - Matale section is the weakest line among SLR lines anything beyond W3, M5 and M7 are not allowed) and weekend Kandy ICE (Full AC, others have only one AC coach) are S12I think Udarata Menike, Podi Menike, Tikiri Menike and Senkadagala Menike are currently hauled by Class W1, W3, S12 and M5. S12 is also being used upto Matale and Badulla once daily service.
There are concrete ballasted rail tracks near Kadugannawa Train Station (see below picture) but most of the other rail tracks at the upcountry are with old style wooden sleepers.
Please correct me if i am wrong
Where SLR does use the M9 then ?
- Tikiri Menike is W3 mostly and sometimes W2A
- Senkadagala Menike is M9
- Kandy - Matara is also hauled by an M9
SLR started replacing wooden sleepers with concretes on upcountry line since years now. But still more than 50% of the track is on wooden sleepers.
Few years back M9 has sent up to Navalapitya. I hope they'll start it again after recent renovations.Leave a comment:
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No Banuthev, That plan was from previous government and even though that was a good proposal, they didn't materialised it. I don't know what went behind it. I don't see any developments with this gov regarding this.I agree with you.
Any update on Fort-Colombo Airport express service as mentioned in this url? http://archives.dailynews.lk/2012/06/08/bus01.asp
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Gents,
Please find the list of long distance trains departing from Colombo Fort.
Hope you find it useful.
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That's really informative. Thank you. It's good to hear the advantages of Astra carriages.
It will be better if SLR paint the exterior and refurbish the interiors of Astra carriages. Most of the Astra carriages looks pathetic with a faded exterior paint.
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Rolling stock equipped with air brakes are not suitable for operations in hill terrain due to some short comings, they cannot remain stationary on inclined surfaces. So the Romanian Astra compartments with vacuum brakes are used in this line. Although there is one exception in the case of class S12 which also uses air brakes, although this type uses a brake designed and built by a German company known as Knorr&bremse.Leave a comment:
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Here's my playlist of all the Cab-Ride videos that I've filmed with the Sri Lankan Railway.
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Indian Varanasi DLW, Class M8 842 and Hitachi Class M5c 775 hauling #51 to Colombo from Matara.
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