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GER Petrol
Locomotive No.2, Simplex 3ft. Gauge 4wPM Great Eastern Railway Petrol Locomotive No.1 was a special 3ft gauge version of the 20hp Simplex locomotive. It was works number 1905 of 1920 and was supplied new to the GER's sleeper depot at Lowestoft. It was named Billy and worked at the depot until closure in 1964 when it was scrapped. It featured a curved canopy over the drivers position for protection when entering confined areas in the depot. It also had a special coupler. There was also a standard gauge Simplex at Lowestoft, No.1, which later beacame BR No.15098
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