Viceroy Special | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Sri Lanka Railways |
Locale | Sri Lanka |
Transit type | inter-city rail charter |
Number of lines | 3 |
Website | jftours |
Operation | |
Began operation | 1986[1] |
Operator(s) | J.F. Tours & Travels (Ceylon) Ltd [2] |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
The Viceroy Special is a special passenger train service operated by Lakindu & Thathsara (Ceylon) Ltd.[2] Powered by the sole steam locomotive kept in operation in Sri Lanka, it is operated as a private train on all railway lines in the island. The 75-year-old luxury train has two air-conditioned observation saloons and a restaurant car.