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Colombo-Batticaloa Mail Train Derailed

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  • 1955-7-19

Colombo-Batticaloa mail train derailed between 156th and 157th miles (Hingurakgoda) on Sunday the 17.07.1955.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Colombo-Batticaloa train derailment

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  • 1985-1-19

Pictures taken at the scene of the train derailment between the 156th and 157th mile on the Colombo-Batticaloa line on Sunday morning.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Colombo-bound train derailment

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  • 1965-1-27

A view of the carriages which went off the track when a Colombo-bound train from Panadura was derailed near the Panadura station this morning.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Dahenham train collision

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  • 1968-2-11

Having escaped death in the recent train disaster at Dagenham, this man, nothing daunted attempted to save a girl trapped in the debris. It was a heroic rescue. Ten people died and seven were hurt when a train crashed in thick fog into the rear en...

The Times of Ceylon Press

Derailment

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  • 1963-5-31

The Times of Ceylon Press

Derailment at Koggala

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  • 1959-5-13

The scene after the derailment at Koggala on Monday in which a goods train from Matara to Colombo was involved.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Derailment at Vavuniya

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  • 1959-12-29

The diesel electric locomotive involved in the derailment at Vavuniya on Sunday lying on its side with its wheels in the air. It had travelled with seven coaches for a short distance, ploughing the side of the track. The, derailment occurred as a ...

The Times of Ceylon Press

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