W2 703

Pic by :- Dr. L.A. Nixon
Location :- Talawakale
Year of Taken :- 1974

SLR Class  :- W2
Locomotive No :- 703
Builder :- Karl Marx (V E B)
Prime Mover :- Paxman V16 YJXL
Builder Serial No :-273001
State :- East Germany
Date of Commition to service :- 25.08.1969
Date of  Withdrawn :- 09.12.1997
Value :- 1,125,558.00          
No of Locos :- 15
Mode of Power Transmission :- Diesel Hydraulic
Power  :- 1440 hp
rpm :- 1500
Weight :- 65 ton
Length :-  45’
Wheel Arrangement :-  B-B
Fuel Capacity :- 3500 ltr
Brake System :- Vacuum   
Max Speed  :-  80 Km/h
Gauge :- 1676 mm   
Type :- Locomotive
Purpose/Used line :- Long distance passenger and freight trains upper section (Colombo-Badulla)
Status :- Withdrawn