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Sri Lanka Railways S5
Class S5 engine 718 attached to a set of S5 carriages at Hikkaduwa, December 1980
In service
1969-present
Manufacturer
Hitachi
Constructed
1969
Number built
2
Formation
2 engine compartments + 3 passenger cars
Fleet numbers
717 & 720
Capacity
100
Operators
Sri Lanka Railways, Airport & Aviation Services Limited
Depots
Hydraulic Locomotive Shed, Maradana
Specifications
Car length
16.67 m (54 ft 8+1⁄4 in)
Doors
Automatic (Operated By Vacuum)
Maximum speed
80 km/h (50 mph)
Weight
63 t (62 long tons; 69 short tons) per power car
Prime mover(s)
FED[clarification needed]/Paxman 8YJXL-V71[1]
Engine type
Paxman
Power output
900 hp (670 kW)
Transmission
Diesel-Hydraulic
Track gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
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