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Sri Lanka Railways S11
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Sri Lanka Railways Class S11 is a diesel multiple-unit (DMU) train, built for Sri Lanka Railways by Integral Coach Factory[3] and imported through RITES Ltd, an Indian state infrastructure corporation on a line of credit extended by the Indian Government.[1] They were built to replace locomotive-hauled passenger trains. Twenty S11 DMUs were ordered to strengthen long-distance travel on the Coastal Line from Colombo to Matara.[2]
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Sri Lanka Railways Class S11 | |
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![]() S11 DMU No. 901 | |
![]() Second Class Cabin | |
Stock type | Diesel Multiple Unit |
In service | Since March 2011[1] |
Manufacturer | Integral Coach Factory |
Designer | BHEL |
Assembly | Chennai, India |
Family name | 1400Hp DEMU of Indian Railways |
Constructed | 2011—2012[1] |
Number built | 20 |
Formation | 6 cars per trainset(1DPC + 4 TC + 1 DTC (DPC-Driving power coach, TC- trailer Coach, DTC- Driving trailer coach))[2] |
Capacity | DPC-31(third Class), 3x TC - 90x3 (third class), TC- 72 (second class), DTC -56 (Second Class)[2] |
Operators | Sri Lanka Railways[1] |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Manufactured In Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) & Stainless steel |
Car length | DPC & DTC - 21,462 mm (70 ft 5 in) |
Doors | 2 pairs of Hinged Doors on both ends 1 pair 2-leaf manual sliding doors in the middle |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph)[2] |
Weight | 100 t (98 long tons; 110 short tons) (20 t (20 long tons; 22 short tons) for DPC, 16 t (16 long tons; 18 short tons) for TCs & DTC) |
Prime mover(s) | Cummins KTA 50L |
Engine type | V16 4 stroke diesel, turbocharged |
Power output | 1,360 hp (1,010 kW) |
Transmission | Diesel-electric AC/DC |
Bogies | ICF Bogies |
Braking system(s) | Air |
Coupling system | Schaku Semi Permanent Couplers between wagons & Automatic couplers (dual) on both ends |
Seating | Second Class, Third Class |
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
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