Trains to use bio-diesel by 2010
The Sri Lanka Railways will use bio-diesel to run trains by 2010 to curtail the drain on foreign exchange to import petroleum products, Transport Minister Dulles Alahapperuma said today.
July 10th Strike will not hamper rail services
The Sri Lanka Freedom Railway Employees’ Union is of the view that the strike planned [...]
The damage caused by the Rajarata Rajina train derailment at Hikkaduwa last Monday exceeds Rs. 100 million, said GM Railways Department Dr. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan. Three commuters died on the spot and a large number of commuters were injured in the accident.
The GMR said that a committee was appointed last Tuesday to look into the accident. [...]
General Manager, Sri Lanka Railways, Dr. Lalithsiri Gunaruwan and one of his subordinates, the Chief Engineer of Ways and Works, A.G. Mahanama, have been exposed in an ill-begotten attempt to manipulate a tender for new railway locomotives that runs into tens of millions of dollars.
Since The Sunday Leader wrote about some of the issues faced [...]
