Ceylon (Presently Sri lanka) was under British rule before its Independence in 1948.
Highway and Railway near Bandarawela, Ceylon.
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A mountain station Ohiya, Ceylon in 1894.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TFIiVgwHdCr6u9gIcOld0C5AohNdlvq4Q6uG_Cznm4gjOTtOi5ZLMtmegGLkWCUYimoyv0FK3cQjKoqPG1Yq4X0RehVgDXC9UTYUkMyVk208I78NV5GsK5Odqql8pqANMEEueolM3Rq3/s400/ohiya-railway-station-taken-in-1894.jpg)
Riding on the railroad![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzbrZi-yRCUK1GDL24iBxfvp-00T0R2CfGxcWVpHnhELXK7vaQUqmDaftcE9Vegx3E3jpmbIyT8x4YmDwYL7gvVTCI-M4NCdIZyEvxJcW7x0K72dIXu6nfoMcEObMfpwgzD0sGIihThUX/s400/riding-on-the-railroad.jpg)
Tunnels on the Railway near Ohiya, Ceylon![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpX2vuXdy9FCFf1rQho5Dl7FRxopgHcuEfiwUpRXJnPwVkC7aH6DdELRf_Jh1BoTLv-HOm7m44LbiJk4GtIC_0B7dEK2NlTm-Q6bZ6equ-urGRnvUYG3chyphenhyphen0cXOxPe-O-2BgqqJe98Wkh_/s400/tunnels-on-the-railway-near-ohiya.jpg)
Sensation Rock, Kadugannawa Railroad Incline 1910 - Kadugannawa, Ceylon![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSA_Eo16sMbNd0F2sgSXT9mtvpoWvnNNnRFmsk1gUUk6r8krHpbItV4DYdi9fk8tabv-67eUDrSBPXJaBCVm1rPmyg5wUVPVDNYKHXW1MUxh9CLkUa_h3NhHt9lvCRmDNxK3PBplKrvg12/s400/Train+on+Railroad+Incline+1910+-+Kadugannawa_+Ceylon.jpg)
Railway line at Colpetty, Colombo, Ceylon![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQd-Sfrbk5DUDVomzM94siIQJLuGjpDKlMLgwKGwcCV58EZupmm9WvsuMPRU1uAKN7hSR0XdQe1_rImnJ1wCIS5J0I70yZjRXXyTR9TkjXC8Ee5dK5j85ER5sUB4_vwB6xG96SLhJSAzV/s400/Steam+train+1910+Colombo_+Ceylon.jpg)
Colombo to Kandy Railway, Ceylon![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8H2UegLz1-OwPLixiVbV3kjsWhnvMd1sRui7vY91zVPJ4R9HXcvZYqcJRLOVHtUPU66uYpmtRQ34y22ZvXdkBIqtpZAHOOcfkUbnPrmI9JL4fpeLoMpHZd3iwTKDSJfcuFT4qB01IwqI/s400/colombo-to-kandy-railway.jpg)
sensation rock, Kadugannawa![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7BU6XRERqTl1Me9uLOc5nkkkzERjevWHH7oip1S7P4Zq3iGrObLgF_NCOCpuzFfnTV14TiaGYxj21YAasltqHDY1dBzCeLMPFwnthHQqZBK4pX9ATbg3zG_qLeEDvwTQnnuYBvAuCcjn/s400/sensation-rock-on-the-incline-between-colombo-and-kandy.jpg)
View on the Railway Colombo to Kandy, Ceylon
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Undergoing constructions of a Tunnel, Colombo - Kandy Railway Line, c.. 1860![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj026IV31iu0SJTA-HkjUIpgdhi2ZHnQO6_E46IMM20ufl_TbquThgMIyxbFEeUtPAM5fc0VrfyBWGfwWQeurZfyELH3MN6O8OWypukL9nioARBP0tlGlVE1SIHTrVnpv3b__vBw4F9l0A5/s400/19-no-9-tunnel.jpg)
Undergoing constructions of Colombo - Kandy Railway Line 1860![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6jXuJLQCXmBOBX7KRn9_-mRUGarolBfSvfzgjESgHIBSxj4llbGXSVgr1kzIYIxW4t9bHHkM2geATevc7Lja2Qgo9I_-YnY8LtzyofigidsDC3B_TAIWV36IDXQgfb4Slfwt7MTXK3q2/s400/6-colombo-kandy-railway-line.jpg)
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Railway bridge in 1880-1890
Kadugannawa Railway Station Colombo - Kandy, Ceylon
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Construction on Government Railway Line, Ceylon![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqd76H6MHd_sUk4heeoCto8eRPf6EuZcG9s9vrbUo3sts3XK6A8I4KurJ72ro-RjhhR5nJtmDD46SduPtVcJ1LIBHsaMvD1vCdV4ibzmOvttwrEevnzv1L4QW9THfLwBkmxNRmH-Ragmh/s400/4_construction-railway.jpg)
Undergoing constructions of Colombo - Kandy Railway Line 1860![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7z1hKfTbvTEvTwqftP4eFeDbNiuFMg0MVcGr7y2LRtAKVv3LjtdKvSIBjga2ZYVDYz4tfKBUPFjvsDG-SUO1XhlpnJkpBPDRY6isXBP8EXY8a6bGdosev2gNR6f4F8Uk6NSGGgNva6wO0/s400/5_colombo-kandy-railway-line.jpg)
Colombo Central Railway Station, Ceylon 1860 to 1880![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErX-OfJimAiRM1rOcW7K6JOZKXNMi73YQQmXOxDZsh3a6xSguwsl6rTZj75fmhcVnSjCrf87ZZagey4yAh6RaA7ULV5AZ_CBvTlTwfiChg43BYMzpSc_1kgiEe1jRw1Pg6DLdPlJllkX6/s400/8_central-railway-station.jpg)
Colombo to Badulla on the main line at Kadugannawa incline![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-ERyoekdoC6-dYbsQ1xXNmgkJtCEkA319sgHA06cZlt3uXmLsvadQhWR88U5H0cuVBCg01OlIx2MlyteOKjEl7YcOURM7z7Skm18qzFhzV3HK11QyUdk6195IsGgEzkxDJVBr7zxblcG/s400/kadugannawa-incline.jpg)
Railway Bridge Over Bentota River (Gin Ganga), Galle in 1894![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7vR3znpFCAyp56mbs-2f-mV3PPhSoEvb4yGTk00wM4KRWVoR0fgClFcfIqIgOWWn_xbLmZD2Nq4Q-aK74u8yXJMJ-u12bIIIPWlHFKQ98f4aCLeiq9jgJwllKnvcIBzQmetrGY70EOve/s400/Bridge-Over-Bentota-River-Galle-in-1894.jpg)
Lion's Mouth Colombo Kandy Line![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5S7JempIcRn6l2h2RG6ZM887SHEU9r-Xvu3idWFt6tYUoXwdLDYL4tS98LJe3vA8BJBbXiGoHy2g-DLb00hMYYJCbUW4cA_cukiYDvBcub3B9iQO-hfLfD0pc7VlbuAF92bKeyXoqFvQ/s400/Lions-Mouth-Colombo-Kandy-Line.jpg)
Pothuhera Railway Station, Kurunegala, Ceylon 1890's
Ceylon Railway Engine 66 at Kurunegala in 1909
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Railway tracks to Kandy 1890s![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQnsa8bz56hMIkXo4KfgcVlJ6l6K3b4f5dOUg915xbsemZEAz5N4z9OJYhBF5NQCyly3-TpaCjR8bLzfmv6MXpAyJi1l-Qs6puTC-DEXSb5_jX2c4wT7QRSsoeJXJaom_Jca2uuLKK3K0/s400/RAILWAY-TRACK-To-Kandy-CEYLON-c1890s.jpg)