Ceylon Railway Engineer Corps

Ceylon Railway Engineer Corps was a (reserve) regiment of the Ceylon Army. Raised in 1955 with staff from the Ceylon Government Railway. The government hoped to minimized the effects to the Post and Telegraph services in the event of trade union action (strikes were common) by mobilizing the personnel attached to this unit. However it was disbanded in 1956 when the leftist S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike became prime minister.

Ceylon Railway Engineer Corps
Active1955 - 1956
CountryCeylon
BranchCeylon Army
RoleRail Transport
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