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Title: | Conservation and preservation of locomotive heritage in Sri Lanka |
Authors: | Abeysinghe, A. |
Keywords: | Locomotive heritage Ancient outlook Conservation and Preservation |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017 |
Citation: | Abeysinghe,A.(2017). Conservation and preservation of locomotive heritage in Sri Lanka. The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, Centre for Heritage Studies,University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka,2017. p.83. |
Abstract: | Travel and tourism is a large income generator in Sri Lanka. As such, train travel plays a significant role in promoting tourism, rendering tourists local and overseas an exceptional travelling experience as well as a multi-faceted cultural exchange. In Sri Lanka the railways network covers the scenic hill country with exceptional views of verdant hills, pristine beaches and secluded countryside. The railway network in Sri Lanka was constructed on the legendary route in the 19th century. The Viceroy Special which is a vintage steam train built to resemble trains of yesteryear is a locomotive heritage rendering travelers a unique experience of train travel, especially the hill country train ride which is considered as one of the best journeys in the world. But there are many challenges facing the conservation and preservation of locomotive heritage. As the constant movement of the railway engines and carriages will wear out original parts and will have to be replaced leading to destruction of valuable historical and technological nature of the locomotives, there should be better solutions to conserve them. Thus, there should be proper pragmatic solutions to conserve such locomotive heritages without altering the ancient outlook of the engines and carriages or else the ancient nature of such locomotives will be destroyed. In this paper, I will be looking at pragmatic solutions to conserve and preserve locomotive heritage in Sri Lanka considered a valuable heritage of the past. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/18827 |
Appears in Collections: | The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017 |
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