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Two little known but significant contributors to the western ethos that is part of the modern homogenous Sri Lankan culture. by Hugh Karunanayake The occidental influence on Sri Lanka could be conjectured as first arising from the visits of famed international travellers like Marco Polo, Van Lin Schoten, and others from the West who first […]
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George N Netto
Who can ever resist watching a train thunder across the countryside? At 77, I still can’t. Trains have enchanted me ever since a May evening in 1950 when I gaped in awe, clutching my father’s hand tight, as the Tuticorin Express majestically steamed into Trichinopoly junction, clanging and hissing, and screeched to a halt. It was my first introduction to the Railways and it made my heart race.
To me, the steam locomotive epitomised brute strength and unmatched power. Everything about it fascinated me. In particular, what attracted me was the way the tracks vibrated tremulously as the locomotive bulldozed its way into the station, spewing smoke and drowning out all other sounds. Sometimes, I would glimpse a blazing furnace with a sooty-faced fireman shovelling coal into it, or the engine’s control panel with its bewildering array of gauges and levers.
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