Dr. Frank Wingler a well known German Rail expert, recognizing the efforts made by Micro Cars Limited to develop mass transport system in Sri Lanka using light rail concept to design and manufacture "Power Distributed Light Rail Cars" named Lanka Econo Rail.
Dr. Wingler presented a model of a Power Distributed Light Rail car to Dr. Lawrence Perera as a concept model of Lanka Econo Rail.Dr. Frank Wingler has long battled the railway authorities in his voluntary efforts to improve the service. Despite the high investment and the recent overseas assisted rehabilitation programmes, there is not a single mile of stable, long-lasting and nearly maintenance-free and hump-free rail track in Sri Lanka, until this year, that can compete with thousands of miles of rehabilitated rail tracks in other developing countries like in India, China, Mongolia, Korea, Morocco, West Africa, South Africa, New Zealand etc., he says.Source:www.microcars.lk |
