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Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive

D7063

Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive

Years Released: 1967 1977 1978 1979 (Model Year pages)
Model released for 4 years.

Model: Class 35 Hymek (Type 3) Locomotive
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

Model Information: ---
Models Produced: ---
Logo & Box Style:

1967

1977

1978 1979

1967	1977
1978 1979

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.

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Previous: 131 - January 2023
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Model Year Details (4)

YEAR	CAT	MODEL
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
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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Model Catalogue Information

YEAR	INFORMATION
1977	Fitted with Magnadhesion.
1978	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.

YEAR

INFORMATION

1977

Fitted with Magnadhesion.

1978

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.