Class S5: Charith Madusanka HITACHI (Japan) Imported in 1970. - TopicsExpress



          

Class S5: Charith Madusanka HITACHI (Japan) Imported in 1970. First luxury Diesel Multiple Units imported to Sri Lanka. Using for mainly tourists’ reserved tours. Early days government servants could travel by this luxury train by collecting and forwarding all (3) annual free travel warrants to buy a free ticket. This train sets went frequent upcountry tours early days. Used in all broad gauge lines except KV line. Still in service, but Builder : Hitachi Prime mover : Paxman V12 YJXL Power : 775hp x 2 Maximum speed : 80 km/h Power transmission type : Diesel Hydraulic Weight : 47 tonnes Axle arrangement : B-B New engine (717) : caterpillar engine CAT ( 2014)
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:30:01 +0000

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