Pic by :- Ross Macmurchy
Year of Taken :- 1990
Location :- Hikkaduwa
SLR
Class :- W2
Locomotive
No :- 704
Builder :- Karl
Marx (V E B)
Prime Mover
:- Paxman V16 YJXL
Builder
Serial No :-273002
State :-
East Germany
Date of Commition to service :- 24.08.1969
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 :- In
Service
Ø Re Powered with Paxman Valenta V12 Prime Mover and repainted Silver
and Red livery in 2016