The Ghost train

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A train engine, which was at the Demtagoda Railway Yard had automatically started at around 1.45 am today and preceded without a driver before it was stopped between Ratmalana and Mt. Lavinia. Pix by Rekha Tharangani

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Dingimahattaya Thursday, 05 December 2013 05:37 AM

Miracle of Sri Lanka

Dingi

laankikiya Thursday, 05 December 2013 03:08 PM

FOR ME ITS LOOKS LIKE A DEVIL FACE ENGINE!

citizen Thursday, 05 December 2013 12:36 PM

If this happened in western world definitely they will make another film & make money.

lalith Thursday, 05 December 2013 10:14 AM

wonder of Asia

RohanR Thursday, 05 December 2013 09:48 AM

Look at the poor condition of the railway track

Shah Thursday, 05 December 2013 06:33 AM

Take care,now Buses and even Aircrafts can take off automatically after midnight.

tony Thursday, 05 December 2013 06:31 AM

lucky it did not collide with another train full of passengers

vindya Thursday, 05 December 2013 06:28 AM

Eureka .... a solution for engine drivers' strike

Fazly Thursday, 05 December 2013 06:25 AM

the train should be named ' the spirit of lanka ' . however, i dread to think of the damage if it happend during rush hours.

Spiky Thursday, 05 December 2013 06:03 AM

So next time when railway drivers go on strike, this will be a jolly good solution. Auto Driven.

girl friend Thursday, 05 December 2013 03:56 AM

awesome. wish i was there to see it.

Musthafa Thursday, 05 December 2013 05:24 AM

wow,
railway can deploy some ghost in future to reduce cost

OMG Thursday, 05 December 2013 05:23 AM

Sleep walking sons of VIPs, Ghost trains, Greese yakas, whats happening to Sri Lanka?

ANTON Thursday, 05 December 2013 04:33 AM

NIDI KUMAARI, HOLMAN MANIKE, DREAMING DEVI..............

mahesh Thursday, 05 December 2013 04:30 AM

train by it self goes on track, train controlled by drivers go off track now whose more intelligent

Fahim Thursday, 05 December 2013 04:21 AM

Any videos of how it was stopped. Would have made a great
movie.

Asanka Thursday, 05 December 2013 04:17 AM

thank God it was 1.45am.

A Land Like No other...

Soyan Thursday, 05 December 2013 04:12 AM

Srilankan railway can share there technology to others use this ?

The cool guy Thursday, 05 December 2013 03:59 AM

Unstoppable Part 2

flashmark Thursday, 05 December 2013 03:57 AM

fattai.I never heared this kind of news before

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