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Chinese carriages for Lanka`s rails
Wednesday, 1 August 2007 - 7:18 AM SL Time
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Around 100 new railway carriages manufactured in China will arrive in Sri Lanka within the next three months to address the severe dearth of carriages in the local train service.
The carriages, purchased at a cost of Rs 22 million each, will be shipped from China on August 20 and the first fleet of 25 carriages will reach Sri Lanka by September 3, a Transport Ministry spokesman said. He said the remaining 75 carriages will arrive in the country during the following three months in 25 carriage fleets.
`At least 50 railway carriages should be added to the service annually if we are to provide a satisfactory train service to the public. However, not one carriage has been added to the service since 1992. That is why Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma submitted a Cabinet proposal to purchase new carriages as one of his first tasks after assuming duty,` he said.
According to the spokesman, the carriages are being constructed at a leading Chinese company according to Sri Lankan engineers` instructions to ensure that they are suited to local conditions.
`For the first time in history, we have also obtained a warranty from the manufacturers that they will compensate the Railways Department US $ 50 for each day, in case a carriage is taken out of operation within the warranty period`.
He said they were hopeful that the Department could provide an improved service to commuters once the new carriages are
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sapu777
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1 Aug 2007 08:53:44 GMT Report for Abuse
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How about Chinese marriages for Lanka males?
Ah... You know how they are ..... cheene badu baalai ... he he
TRANSLATION : Chinese goods are cheep ! |
Bonggo
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1 Aug 2007 10:08:59 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sapu,
Cheena badu laabai, kal pavathiy - Chinese items are cheap and long lasting. |
alwaysalion
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1 Aug 2007 16:18:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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Good show! The first one hundred passages will be given
free cup noodles. |
sapu777
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2 Aug 2007 03:34:32 GMT Report for Abuse
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badu..
This has two meanings in sinhalese - goods & (young) girls.
I didn't really mention Chinese items (goods) as our friend Bongo mentioned 'Chinese marriages'. :-D |
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