The Sri Lanka Railways M4 is a class of diesel-electric locomotive manufactured in Canada by

Montreal Locomotive Works Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) was a Canadian railway locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883 to 1985, producing both steam and diesel locomotives. For a number of years it was a subsidiary of the American Locomotive ...

. Fourteen of the manufacturers' model MX-620 were imported in 1975. This was the longest locomotive in the

Sri Lanka Railways The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය ''Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya''; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத ...

previously. All units are still operational. On regular operation they are not used beyond Polgahawela on the main line, and are not used on the hill country section. They used to travel on the full main line regularly until the previous decade. They are painted in a livery of dark blue, light blue, silver with yellow striping; although No. 752 ''Point Pedro'' was painted in a special ICE (Intercity Express) livery.

Fleet

Gallery

File:SRI LANKAN RAILWAYS M4 CLASS LOCO POSITIONING AT GALLE STATION SRI LANKA JAN 2013 (8493785375).jpg File:SRI LANKAN RAILWAYS CLASS M4 LOCO HAULED TRAIN AT MATARA STATION SRI LANKA JAN 2013 (8553509143).jpg File:CLASS M4 LOCO OF SRI LANKAN RAILWAYS AT GALLE STATION SRI LANKA JAN 2013 (8560934025).jpg File:Class M4 MLW - Alco Bombardier -- 745 arriving at Aluthgama, Sri Lanka.jpg, Class M4 No. 745 "Ruwanveli" File:SL Colombo asv2020-01 img37 Maradana station.jpg, Class M4 No. 747 "Kalani" File:CLASS M4 LOCO OF SRI LANKAN RAILWAYS AT GALLE STATION SRI LANKA JAN 2013 (8562036458).jpg, Class M4 No. 748 "Walawe" File:Ruhunu1.jpg, M4 No. 749 "Dunhida" File:CLASS M4 LOCO OF SRI LANKAN RAILWAYS AT JA - ELA STATION SRI LANKA.jpeg, Class M4 No. 754 "Manik" Ruhunu Kumari Express.jpg, Class M4 No. 755 "Mahaweli" File:CLASS M4 LOCO OF SRI LANKAN RAILWAYS AT NEGOMBO STATION SRI LANKA.jpg, Class M4 No. 756 "Laxapana"

References

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