Model Year Details
1978 - Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive
D7063
Running Number: D7063
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives
Locomotive Class: Class 35 (Type 3) Hymek
Designer: Beyer Peacock
Class Information: Entering traffic in May 1961, the Type 3 design was envisaged by Western Region management as the ultimate replacement of 333 members of the Hall and Grange class steam locomotives. The Type 3’s were nick-named Hymek’s, in recognition of the hydraulic Maybach transmissions employed. The locomotives were later classified Class 35 under TOPS. More...
Weight: 75 tons
Purpose: Mixed Traffic
Wheel Arrangement: B-B
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Models Produced: ---
Company: B.R. - British Railways
Logo: B.R. Late Crest
Logo Years: 1956 - 1967
Livery: B.R. Green
Livery Details: Brunswick green with orange and black lining with yellow lettering.
Company Information: British Railways came into existence in 1948 when the dominating four British railway companies amalgamated. Steam traction on British Railways ended in 1968 and the system was re-branded as British Rail.
Catalogue Number: R.074
Year Information: Commonly known as the Hymek and exclusively used on the Western region of British Rail, 101 of these locomotives were introduced. They were powerful locomotives for their weight, largely due to their massive Bristol-Siddeley/Maybach engine powering hydraulic traction motors. Only one of these locomotives escaped the scrapheap and that is being preserved by the Diesel and Electric Group in Somerset. This final resting place on the Taunton to Minehead line is particularly appropriate in that the class was originally intended to work in the Bristol, Newton Abbott and South Wales areas hauling freight and lightly loaded passenger services. The performance of our model has been much improved by the use of new bogies, a heavy chassis and a Silver Seal Ringfield motor unit. The Hornby model is decorated in the attractive green livery appropriate to the early 1960s when the class was introduced.
Model Motor: Ringfield
Publication: Hornby Railways OO Model Catalogue 1978
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 24th Edition
Logo & Box Design:
UK Price List: £9.95
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Model Ranking:
Current: 52 - December 2023
Previous: 62 - November 2023
Movement: (+10)
Model Year Details (4)
YEAR | CAT | IMAGE |
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1967 | R.758 |
Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive |
1977 | R.074 |
Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive |
1978 | R.074 |
Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive |
1979 | R.074 |
Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive |
Train Sets Included In (1)
YEARS | TRAIN SET |
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1977 | Freightmaster Set |
Related Service Sheets (8)
NO | SERVICE SHEET NAME | ISSUE DATE |
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106 | 4 Wheel Powered Bogies | June 1978 |
106 (Back) | 4 Wheel Powered Bogies - Back | June 1978 |
75 | Hymek Locomotive - R.758 | April 1968 |
93A | Diesel Loco Class 35 - R.074, R.768 | October 1978 |
93A (Back) | Diesel Loco Class 35 - R.074, R.768 - Back | October 1978 |
HR1978 | Locomotive Operation And Maintenance 1978 (Front) | 1978 |
HR1978 (Back) | Locomotive Operation And Maintenance 1978 (Back) | 1978 |
HR1978 C3 | Locomotive Operation And Maintenance 1978 (Class 5) | 1978 |
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