Class 35 'Hymek' Profile

Beyer Peacock 'Hymek' Diesel Hydraulic Type 3

Introduced in 1961, these locomotives were built for mixed traffic (passenger and freight) on the Western Region of British Railways. Due to British Railway's policy to standardise on Diesel Electric locomotives, they were declared 'non-standard' and all were withdrawn from service by 1975, some only having a working life of 10 years.

BUILT: 1961-65 by Beyer Peacock Ltd, Manchester.

ENGINE: Maybach MD870 1,700hp.

NUMBER SERIES: D7000-D7100.

PREVIOUS NUMBERS: Nil.

TRANSMISSION: .

MAX SPEED: 90mph.

TRACTIVE EFFORT: 49,700lb.

WEIGHT: 74 tons.

WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: B-B.

QTY BUILT : 101
CURRENT FLEET STRENGTH: NIL (All Withdrawn - Some Preserved)

Data taken from the PC TOPS Locomotive Database System by Milburn Associates
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[D7000] [JPEG Image of D7000 size 18K]

Class 35 Number D7000 in British Railways Two Tone Green Livery Showing a Side On View - Official Photo

[D7076] [JPEG Image of D7076 size 33K]

Class 35 Number D7076 in British Railways Two Tone Green Livery at Crewe Open Day 1995

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Last revised: 12 October 1998