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Simplex 60S

The Motor Rail / Simplex 60S was, along with the 40S, the successors to the highly successful 32/42. The 60S has increased power between 50 to 72hp and had an improved version of the 32/42's three speed gearbox [1]. The 60S could be fitted with a cab or an exhaust quencher depending on the customer's requirements.
Sandy (11218/1962) at the Statfold Barn Railway


Information
Builder: Simplex
Motor: Dorman L series diesel
Power: Up to 72 hp (52 kW)
Wheel arrangement: 4wDM

The illustrated locomotive, Sandy, is Simplex 11218/1962 which is fitted for 607mm gauge. It is preserved at the Lancashire Mining Museum [2] and is shown whilst undergoing work at the Statfold Barn Railway.
Another view of Sandy

Sandy is fitted with a cab



[1] Alan M. Keef, Simplex Locomotives at Work (Lightmoor Press, 2019) p. 11
[2] Industrial Locomotives Handbook 18th Edition (Industrial Railway Society, 2019) p. 157