G2 531

Pic Copy from One Hundred years Book by Sri Lanka Railways
Year of Taken - 1951
Location - Colombo Port 

SLR Class  :- G2
Locomotive No :- 531
Builder :- North British Locomotive Company
Prime Mover :- Paxman - V12 RPHXL
State :- Scotland
Date of Commition to service :- 22.06.1951
Date of Withdrawn :- 20.10.1983
No of Locos :- 08
Mode of Power Transmission :- Diesel Electric
Power  :- 625 hp
rpm :- 1250
Weight :- 54 ton
Wheel arrangement :-  Bo-Bo
Brake system : - Vacuum
Gauge : - 1676 mm
Type :- Shunting Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Yard Shunting and short distance freight trains.
Status :- Withdrawn