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"Penelope" is a four wheeled 18 hp. diesel mechanical built by Motor Rail of
Bedford, and reminds us of the application of the internal combustion engine
to the narrow gauge railway. Whilst very little is known of its early history
and its builder's plate is missing, it is throught to have been built around
1937 for the War Department. It is reported to have been used at an ammunition
depot at Arsbeck in occupied Germany during the post war period. It later moved
to the Cinque Ports Training Areas at Lydd on Romney Marsh. Made redundant by
more modern motive power, Penelope was offered to the museum and moved in due
time to the North Ings Farm Museum
near Sleaford, Lincolnshire where it is now in full working order. It is thought
that the name "Penelope" was applied during the loco's time in Germany,
and it is now perpetuated on brass plates on the engine covers.
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Penelope (Simplex diesel)
