Sri+Lanka / Diesel+multiple+units

Locally made rail bus converted from a road passenger bus is parked at Vavuniya on 26th Oct 2013. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel multiple units / Various

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S11 DMU 903 seen at Colombo-Fort getting ready for a long distance journey on 26th Oct 2013. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel multiple units / Various

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S10 DMU doing a local turn awaiting clearance on the main line. picture was taken on 25th Oct 2013. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel multiple units / Various

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S10 DMU doing a local turn awaiting clearance on the main line. picture was taken on 26th Oct 2013. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel multiple units / Various

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S5 DMU is on a special tour operation was seen at Rozella in 2000 Aug. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel multiple units / S5

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Four luxury DMU units were purchased in 1970 from Hitachi for special tour operations. The One in the picture is the 719 seen at Watawala in August 2000 on a special tour. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel multiple units / S5

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Locally developed rail buses were tested by SLR. One set is made out of two road passenger motor buses connected to run from both ends like a DMU. Amazingly this was seen at Pattipola, the highest rail station in the country ( 6000 feet Above Mean Sea Level) on an excursion tour few years ago. Few units are deployed in remote less demand routes but not on the hill country line due to low power genaration on engines. Picture was taken in year 2000 summer. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel multiple units / Various

 981 1200x826 Px, 16.08.2013

Locally developed rail buses were tested by SLR. One set is made out of two road passenger motor buses connected to run from both ends like a DMU. Amazingly this was seen at Pattipola, the highest rail station in the country ( 6000 feet Above Mean Sea Level) on an excursion tour few years ago. Few units are deployed in remote less demand routes but not on the hill country line due to low power genaration on engines. Picture was taken in year 2000 summer. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel multiple units / Various

 769 1200x846 Px, 16.08.2013

Originally imported as a steam rail car in 1927/8 and in 1972 it was converted to diesel hydro-mechanical rail car powered by Rolls-Royce engine. It is still in running condition but confined to a museum. Out of the 5 units number 232 is the only one which survived. This picture was taken in year 2000 at railway show 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel multiple units / Various

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Class S6 736 is parked at Anuradhapura Running shed, all diesel multiple units in SLR are classified as S Class. This is one of the very few remaining in service out of the 10 units which were introduced in 1975.Builder Hitachi and powered by Paxman 1165 HP V12 engine. 
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Sri Lanka / Diesel multiple units / Various

 652 1024x768 Px, 15.06.2013