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1978 - Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive

U.K.
D7063

Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive

Model: Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive (Overall Model page)
Running Number: D7063
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives
Diesel Electric Locomotives
Locomotive Class: Class 35 (Type 3) Hymek
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
B-B
Model Information: ---
Models Produced: ---
Company: B.R. - British Railways
Logo: B.R. Late Crest
Logo Years: 1956 - 1967
British Railways
Livery: B.R. Green
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.
Year: 1978
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
Hornby Railways OO Model Catalogue 1978
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UK Price List: £9.95
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Model Year Details (4)

YEAR CAT IMAGE
1967 R.758 1967
Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive
1977 R.074 1977
Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive
1978 R.074 1978
Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive
1979 R.074 1979
Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive

Train Sets Included In (1)

YEARS TRAIN SET
1977 Freightmaster Set

Related Service Sheets (8)

NO SERVICE SHEET NAME ISSUE DATE
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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