Sri Lanka Railways class M3 |
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Sri lanka's First Manufactured Diesel electric locomotive. |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Diesel-electric |
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Builder | Sri Lanka Railways |
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Build date | 1956 |
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Total produced | 2 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• AAR | Bo-Bo |
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Gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
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Loco weight | 47 tons[which?] |
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Fuel type | Diesel |
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Prime mover | English Electric 2 x Willans type H6 |
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Engine type | 6 cylinder 4 stroke diesel |
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Transmission | Diesel-electric transmission |
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Loco brake | Vacuum |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
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Power output | 2 x 180 hp (130 kW) |
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Career |
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Operators | Ceylon Government Railway » Sri Lanka Railways |
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Numbers | 589 & 590 |
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Official name | Jayanthi |
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Locale | Sri Lanka |
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First run | 5 September 1956 |
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Scrapped | 2002[1] |
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Disposition | scrapped |
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In 1955 the state owned Ceylon Government Railway, now the Sri Lanka Railways, manufactured Sri Lanka's "first" diesel-electric locomotive using old spares of withdrawn Class S1 DMU power sets. This locomotive was named as "Jayanthi" and classified Class M3 - 589. The locomotive was put to service on 5 September 1956. Two years later, in 1958, the then Ceylon Government Railway manufactured another locomotive and Classified it as Class M3 590.
The reconditioned Jayanthi was built at the Ratmalana Railway Workshop under the guidance of chief engineer, Mr. Raj Gopal. The locomotive made its maiden journey on 5 September 1956. The inauguration of the train was declared open by Maithreepala Senanayaka, Minister of Transportation, 1956 government. Currently, the locomotive is scrapped.[2]
References
- ^ "෴M3 ඩීසල් දුම්රිය එන්ජිම - දේශිය ඉංජීනේරුවන් විසින් මෙරටදීම සැලසුම් කර නිපදවූ දුම්රිය එන්ජිම෴". Loco Lanka. 18 December 2010.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Railways Info Page". wordpress.com. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- "Class M3 Locomotive". www.ceylonrailway.com.
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