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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under S12 Chinese Train

Today's Most Viewed

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 15 views
  2. Trekking from Thangappuwa to Kalugala with Alugal Lena camping 14 views
  3. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 13 views
  4. Hidden beauties of Gomare and Rangala Pool 13 views
  5. Missed target at Knuckles Kalupahana-Thunhisgala (1627m) 11 views
  6. Most Sacred Mountain in the World – Sri Pada (Rajamale Route) 11 views
  7. Gal Koth Kanda (631m) ගල් කොත් කන්ද 10 views
  8. A splendid weekend at Waterfalls Cottage Dunsinane (Pundalu Oya) 10 views
  9. Visit to Pokunuwita Rajamaha Viharaya Temple 9 views
  10. Menikdena (මැණික්දෙන) peak (865m) and Archeology site 9 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 78 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 53 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 46 views
  4. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 36 views
  5. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 34 views
  6. Beauty of Thangappuwa to Corbet’s Gap Road 30 views
  7. Brandy Rock (1130m), Matale 30 views
  8. Nuwaragala the castle with a heavenly pond! 29 views
  9. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 27 views
  10. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 27 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 355 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 283 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 271 views
  4. Misty point-Ambokka (1159m) and Selagama Mini world’s end 152 views
  5. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 152 views
  6. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 147 views
  7. Five peaks of knuckles (1862m) 141 views
  8. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 139 views
  9. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 139 views
  10. Back to Yahangala (1220m) 136 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,093 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 31,908 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,027 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,710 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,506 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,501 views
  7. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,905 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 18,858 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,105 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,333 views

The Headquarters of Tunnels – Rail Hike Stage 08

I just checked out the time table of trains so that it’d give us a sense of times so that we could take precautions. These new Chinese trains are very quiet compared to the grumbling old German ladies. However I don’t think when it comes to performance, technology and endurance, the Chinese can come anywhere near. I’ve seen how they operate in my Exclusive Journey on the S12 some time ago. Hasi took over the meals with the help of his wife. Even though she wanted to join us, a sudden illness confined her to the house. We were very excited, especially Hasi as this was going to be his first ever rail hike. I could imagine how he felt coz it was the same when I was getting ready for my first rail hike.

Front Row Seat – Podi Menike…

The smartly dressed engine driver reminded me of a senior air force officer. Their uniforms were that good. Climbing up the steps into the engine at Nanu Oya was like a dream. Thinking back, I was as if sleep walking into it. Inside, the space was fully occupied by the two comfortable seats for the engine driver and his assistant, pilot and copilot in aviation terms. Behind them in the middle were two fire extinguishers. They could move about along the narrow path behind the seating. The engine compartment was the bulk of the sky blue enclosed wagon with no access whatsoever for others including them. If there was, I wasn’t gonna push my luck that far. The full length dashboard has various control panels including the touch LCD screen of the computer making it easy for the operators. The German and Canadian engines are more towards manual operations whereas this Chinese is largely computer-controlled.

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