It is reported that the Indian government has offered to provide 20 locomotives for free.
General Manager of Railways H.M.K.W.Bandara stated that it has been decided to give 20 diesel engines which were removed from use to the island with the operation of the country’s railway system.
A team of railway department experts who visited India recently checked whether they can be run on the roads of this country.
Accordingly, he stated that two locomotives are planned to be imported to Sri Lanka in February.