The country's railways has started installing thermal-sensing cameras on locomotive engines to help prevent elephants from being struck by trains, the Department of Railways said.

Colombo — A Sri Lankan express train killed an elephant and was derailed on Tuesday despite safety measures introduced after the country's worst wildlife railway accident three months ago on the same ...

Sri Lanka Railways has begun installing thermal‑sensing cameras on locomotive engines, in a bid to curb the long‑standing ...

At the outset, the writer wishes to quote below excerpts from a recent news item in the Press on the above subject. “Sri Lanka’s railway system faces mounting safety and operational challenges, with ...

No passengers were injured in the accident, which occurred some 110 miles by road east of the capital Colombo. Railway authorities said an investigation was underway, and engineers were trying to put ...