What is Motor Rail?
[[Image:Simplex at Leighton Buzzard 05-09-11 30.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|''Red Rum'' at [[lblr|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 engine|petrol]] and [[Diesel engine|diesel]] engined [[locomotive]]s, mainly [[narrow gauge]]. During [[World War I]] over 900 locos were supplied for use on temporary [[War Department Light Railways|military supply railways]]. The trade name '''Simplex''' was used from the early days; in 1972 the company was renamed Simplex Mechanical Handling Ltd. {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Locomotive manufacturers]] [[Category:British rail vehicles manufacturers]] [[Category:Bedfordshire]]