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Sri Lanka Railways M3 was a class of Diesel-electric locomotive that was created in 1955 by the Ceylon Government Railway (now Sri Lanka Railways) to be used on the Ceylon national rail network.
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In 1955, the state owned Ceylon Government Railway manufactured Sri Lanka's "first" diesel-electric locomotive using old spares from the withdrawn and scrapped Class S1 DMU power sets. This locomotive was named "Jayanthi" and classified as the Class M3 No. 589. The locomotive was put to service on 5 September 1956. Two years later in 1958, the railway manufactured another locomotive and classified it as the Class M3 No. 590. [2]
The reconditioned Jayanthi was built at the Ratmalana Railway Workshop under the guidance of Chief Engineer Mr. Raj Gopal. The locomotive made its maiden journey on 5 September 1956. The inauguration of the train was performed by Maithreepala Senanayaka, the then Minister for Transportation. [3]
Both locomotives were scrapped in 2002. [4]
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