The Ceylon Plates

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Transport

Railways, bullock carts, rickshaws, outrigger canoes and river boats.

TCP-T178Boat on a riverc. 1880–1900TCP-T33Newly laid track through coconut landCoast Line, southwest coast (probable) · c. 1890–1895TCP-T50Low culvert on an embankment, plainc. 1890–1905TCP-T65Railway bridge over wide riverCoast Line, Kalutara or Bentota (probable) · c. 1890–1895TCP-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-T147Padda boat with people on a riverKelani or Kalu Ganga (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-T18Horse carriage and rickshaw side by side under a tree, ColomboDate unknownTCP-T116Rickshaw and puller against foliageColombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-T97Engine climbing around the cliff on the Kandy lineKadugannawa Incline, Colombo-Kandy line · Date unknownTCP-T118Rickshaws and pullers in tree shadeColombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-T63New railway yard with palmsCoast Line, southwest coast (probable) · c. 1890–1895TCP-T122Rickshaw and hackery among palmsColombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-T27Railway line, buildings and telegraphCoast Line, southwest coast (probable) · c. 1890–1895TCP-T31Railway bridge under construction on a river, piersCoast Line, Bentota or Kalutara (probable) · c. 1890–1895TCP-T134Oruwa with dark sail on palm beachc. 1880–1900TCP-T172Oruwa under sail with crewc. 1880–1900TCP-T142Oruwas on a beach beneath tall palmsc. 1880–1900TCP-T108Line beneath overhanging rockc. 1880–1905TCP-T22Railway officials on a station verandaCoast Line, southwest coast (probable) · c. 1890–1895TCP-T78Overhanging rock on hillsideKadugannawa Incline, Colombo-Kandy line (probable) · c. 1870–1900TCP-T137Oruwa at sunsetc. 1875–1895TCP-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-T49Narrow track through dry-zone bushNorthern line, Kurunegala side (possible) · c. 1890–1905TCP-T166Bullock hackery with canopy and old manColombo (possible) · c. 1885–1905TCP-T47Girder bridge deck with hills ahead (Matale line, possible)Northern or Matale line (possible) · c. 1885–1905TCP-T117Rickshaws and pullers under treesColombo (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-T153Padda boat in a low-water channelColombo canals (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-T6Thatched bullock cart at a fencec. 1885–1905TCP-T111Locomotive under overhanging rock (Sensation Rock)Kadugannawa Incline, Colombo-Kandy line · c. 1880–1905TCP-T11Thatched bullock cart on a forest roadc. 1885–1905TCP-T112Locomotive on hill line with a conical peak behindHill line, central highlands · c. 1885–1905TCP-T59Train and trolley on hillside lineUva extension (probable) · c. 1890–1900TCP-T24Railway station yard, palms and new trackCoast Line, southwest coast (probable) · c. 1890–1895TCP-T2Bullock hackery with a driver and trotting bullColombo (possible) · c. 1885–1905TCP-T175Bullock cart beside a garden pondRoyal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya (possible) · c. 1885–1905TCP-T84Tunnel works with crowd of workers aboveUva extension (probable) · c. 1885–1894TCP-T143Canal with padda boats and bullock cartsHamilton or Dutch Canal, near Colombo (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-T140Outriggers drawn up under the palms at DehiwalaDehiwala, near Colombo · Date unknownTCP-T123Bullock hackery by a wall printColombo (possible) · c. 1885–1905TCP-T73Culvert under a new railway embankmentUva or hill line (probable) · c. 1885–1900TCP-T14Bullock hackery by arched buildingColombo (possible) · c. 1885–1905TCP-T146Canal with padda boat, palmsHamilton or Dutch Canal, near Colombo (probable) · c. 1880–1900TCP-T125Fishermen crowded beneath the sail of an outriggerc. 1880TCP-T30Station building with gabled roofs along a new lineCoast Line, southwest coast (probable) · c. 1890–1895TCP-T113Curving line and tunnel on a mountainsideHill line, central highlands · c. 1885–1905TCP-T90Line along a rock face with telegraphKadugannawa Incline, Colombo-Kandy line (probable) · c. 1870–1900

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