The Ceylon Plates

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Old photographs of Uva hills

The eastern hill country around Haputale and Bandarawela, reached by the railway in the 1890s.

TCP-T106Line with tunnels on a steep hillsideUva extension, Haputale side (probable) · c. 1890–1905TCP-T58Tunnel with stone portal, horse rider and workersUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T55Hill line with train, buildings and tunnelUva extension (probable) · c. 1890–1905TCP-T104Masonry viaduct with arches, curving trackUva extension, possibly Demodara Nine Arch area · c. 1890–1925TCP-T59Train and trolley on hillside lineUva extension (probable) · c. 1890–1900TCP-T84Tunnel works with crowd of workers aboveUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-L217Hill town seen from a slopeCentral highlands, possibly Bandarawela · c. 1890–1910TCP-T56Valley and peak under construction landscapeUva Province (probable) · c. 1885–1900TCP-T87Long hillside embankment worksUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T86Finished tunnel portal in stoneUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T57Huge earth embankment under constructionUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T54Panorama of Uva hills, joined printUva Province (probable) · c. 1885–1900TCP-T51Railway cutting on a steep hillsideUva extension, Haputale side (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T83Tunnel with timber arch centeringUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-A131Hill bungalow with railway and carriages belowCentral highlands (railway line, possibly Haputale/Bandarawela) · c. 1895–1910TCP-T85Tunnel portal with timber and truckUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T81Tunnel with timber arch centeringUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T52Railway cutting on a steep rock faceUva extension, Haputale side (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T88Bridge pier with a steam derrickUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T105Masonry viaduct under construction with archesUva extension, possibly Demodara Nine Arch area · c. 1885–1925TCP-T82Tunnel with timber arch centeringUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T53Panorama of Uva hills, joined printUva Province (probable) · c. 1885–1900

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