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Red Rum at Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway

Motor Rail was a British locomotive-building company, based in Bedford. Formed in 1911 as The Motor Rail & Tramcar Co Ltd, they built petrol and diesel engined locomotives, mainly narrow gauge. During World War I over 900 locos were supplied for use on temporary military supply railways. The trade name Simplex was used from the early days; in 1972 the company was renamed Simplex Mechanical Handling Ltd.

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  • Apedale Valley Light Railway - blue Simplex (geograph 2850436)

    A 20/28hp plate-frame Simplex built in 1941, running at the Moseley Railway Trust

  • Motor Rail Simplex Armoured Diesel Engine 2ft Gauge. Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum - Flickr - mick - Lumix

    Simplex 40HP armoured 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) gauge, built for the British Army for World War I

  • SimplexAlanKeef

    Two models of Simplex locomotive at Alan Keef's works, 1999

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