COLOMBO (News 1st): Railways General Manager Dilantha Fernando, filed a complaint at the Fort police station as the railway trade unions continued their strike action defying the essential services gazette notification. The General Manager requested for action to be taken against the train driver...

Colombo (News 1st): Railways General Manager Dilantha Fernando noted that he has lodged a complaint regarding the employees of the Railway Department initiating a trade union action in spite of the service being an essential service. He said that accordingly, the courts will take necessary action...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Essential maintenance required along railway tracks has come to a standstill due to the absence of a sufficient workforce at the Department of Railways for maintenance activities. Railways General Manager, Dilantha Fernando said a workforce of atleast 20,000 personnel is requ...

Colombo (News 1st) - The Department of Railways stated that a new train engine and a power-set inclusive of a luxury compartment will be imported to Sri Lanka in a few days. Railways General Manager Dilantha Fernando speaking to News 1st said that this is part of the first phase of the series of ...

Colombo (News1st) - The trade union action launched by the railway operators along the up-country railway line has ended. It was reported this morning that the Night mail trains from Badulla to Colombo and  Fort to Badulla have been stopped at the Nawalapitiya railway station. The trains had ...