Viceroy Special

Viceroy Special
Viceroy Special at the Fort railway station
Viceroy Special at the Fort railway station
Overview
OwnerSri Lanka Railways
LocaleSri Lanka
Transit typeinter-city rail charter
Number of lines3
Websitejftours.com/train/viceroy-special
Operation
Began operation1986[1]
Operator(s)J.F. Tours & Travels (Ceylon) Ltd [2]
Technical
Track gauge5 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.

  1. ^ ""Viceroy Special"". 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  2. ^ a b "Viceroy Vintage Train Tours". Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2011-09-23.