"Rachel" Four Wheeled Petrol Locomotive
Submitted by badzilla on Mon, 16/08/2010 - 18:23
"Rachel" Four Wheeled Petrol Locomotive
Built in 1924 in Bedford
Built by the Bedford firm Motor Rail and Tram Car Co. (later Simplex Mechanical Handling) and delivered to James Cropper & Co. at Burneside Paper Mills near Kendal. Named after one of the family firm's daughters who loved to travel on the engine, Rachel was relegated to standby in 1949, then stored until eventual resale and transfer to Haverthwaite in March 1973.
