The M1 locomotive was a class of locomotive

Locomotive

A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...

s, used by Sri Lanka Railways

Sri Lanka Railways

Sri Lanka Railway Department, branded "Sri Lanka Railways", is a key department of the Sri Lankan Government under the Ministry of Transport with a history that begins in 1858...

. This locomotive was manufactured by Brush Bagnall locomotive industries. The locomotives weighed 88 tons had a 1000hp Mirlees V12 JS12VT four stroke engine. The Sri Lanka railway had a fleet of 25 of these Class M1 locomotives which began introduction in 1953 and were removed from service from 1983.

Locomotive number 560 is the subject of a restoration attempt.

B-B No.	C.G.R. No.	Entered service	Withdrawn
3025	539	7 February 1953	24 January 1980
3026	540	29 January 1953	14 October 1983
3027	541	16 February 1953	24 January 1980
3028	542	18 March 1953	24 January 1980
3029	543	2 May 1953	14 October 1983
3030	544	29 July 1954	24 January 1980
3031	545	1 June 1954	14 October 1983
3032	546	30 June 1954	24 January 1980
3033	547	29 August 1954	2 October 1983
3034	548	4 September 1954	14 October 1983
3035	549	22 October 1954	14 October 1983
3036	550	18 November 1954	24 January 1980
3037	551	23 November 1954	3 November 1984
3038	552	26 January 1955	14 October 1983
3039	553	22 March 1955	14 October 1983
3040	554	23 April 1955	14 October 1983
3041	555	28 April 1955	24 January 1980
3042	556	24 June 1955	24 January 1980
3043	557	9 July 1955	14 October 1983
3044	558	26 October 1955	24 January 1980
3045	559	28 September 1955	20 October 1983
3046	560	21 October 1955	20 October 1983
3047	561	2 November 1955	20 October 1983
3048	562	3 December 1955	7 November 1983
3049	563	13 February 1956	14 October 1983

See also

• Locomotives of Sri Lanka Railways
  Locomotives of Sri Lanka Railways
  Locomotives and trainsets of Sri Lanka Railways consist mostly of diesel locomotives and multiple units. Steam locomotives are no longer used, except on heritage trains, such as the Viceroy Special....
  
  
• Sri Lanka Railways
  Sri Lanka Railways
  Sri Lanka Railway Department, branded "Sri Lanka Railways", is a key department of the Sri Lankan Government under the Ministry of Transport with a history that begins in 1858...
  
  
• Rail transport in Sri Lanka
  Rail transport in Sri Lanka
  Rail Transport in Sri Lanka consists of a heavy-rail intercity network connecting major population centres and commuter rail serving Colombo commuter traffic. State-run Sri Lanka Railways, originally known as Ceylon Government Railways, is the nation's railway owner and primary operator. The...