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So what is a Tin Turtle?
Tin Turtle is a nickname given to the larger (40hp) Motor Rail locomotives produced for the War Department Light Railways of the First World War. The name was coined due to the appearance of the locomotives which carried weighty armour plating to protect their crews during use near the front line. | ||||||
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This website is dedicated to one such locomotive, Motor Rail 1369 built in 1918 for the War Department. Today it is owned by Armley Mills Museum in Leeds and is housed and cared for by the Moseley Railway Trust. In these pages you will find details of the locomotive's history, its industrial career and general information about Motor Rail's Tin Turtles. |
 Photo: Phil Robinson |
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| MR1369 to attend Ffestiniog 50 Weekend MR1369 will be taking part in the Ffestiniog 50 activities in Minffordd yard. Full details of the event can be found at www.festrail.co.uk/ff50event.htm | |
| MR1369 Moves To Leighton Buzzard MR1369 has now moved to The Leighton Buzzard Railway to take part in their "Steam Glow" event on 4th October 2003. Full details of the event can be found at www.buzzrail.co.uk. | |
| MR1369 Moves To Armley Mills Museum MR1369 is now on display at Armley Mills Museum in Leeds. Click here for details. |
Please visit again in the future for further announcements concerning MR 1369. |