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Sensation Rock and Corner, Colombo-Kandy Line, 1867

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303B/53

Scope and Contents

211 x 265 mm. View looking along the line at Sensation Rock, with a locomotive just rounding the bend. At the left is a sheer drop, at the right a vertical cliff face. Beyond the Deckande Bank the line curves up and round the ‘Conical Hill’ on the Kadugannawa Incline near the top of which, at a height of 1300 feet, is Sensation Rock, so named from the sensation it induces that the train is about to plunge over the edge.

Dates

  • Creation: 1867

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Finding aid date

2014-06-19 10:53:49+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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