The Class 35 Hymek – Britain’s Bold Diesel Experiment The Class 35 Hymek was one of the most distinctive locomotives of the British Rail diesel era. Built in the early 1960s for the Western Region, these compact diesel-hydraulics represented a radical break from steam and a very different approach to diesel power. Fast, lightweight, and unmistakable in sound and style, the Hymeks handled passenger and freight duties across the West of England and South Wales. Yet despite their popularity with cr

The Class 35 Hymek – Britain’s Bold Diesel Experiment The Class 35 Hymek was one of the most distinctive locomotives of the British Rail diesel era. Built in the early 1960s for the Western Region, these compact diesel-hydraulics represented a radical break from steam and a very different approach to diesel power. Fast, lightweight, and unmistakable in sound and style, the Hymeks handled passenger and freight duties across the West of England and South Wales. Yet despite their popularity with cr

The Class 35 Hymek – Britain’s Bold Diesel Experiment The Class 35 Hymek was one of the most distinctive locomotives of the British Rail diesel era. Built in the early 1960s for the Western Region, these compact diesel-hydraulics represented a radical break from steam and a very different approach to diesel power. Fast, lightweight, and unmistakable in sound and style, the Hymeks handled passenger and freight duties across the West of England and South Wales. Yet despite their popularity with cr

The Class 35 Hymek – Britain’s Bold Diesel Experiment The Class 35 Hymek was one of the most distinctive locomotives of the British Rail diesel era. Built in the early 1960s for the Western Region, these compact diesel-hydraulics represented a radical break from steam and a very different approach to diesel power. Fast, lightweight, and unmistakable in sound and style, the Hymeks handled passenger and freight duties across the West of England and South Wales. Yet despite their popularity with cr

The Class 35 Hymek – Britain’s Bold Diesel Experiment The Class 35 Hymek was one of the most distinctive locomotives of the British Rail diesel era. Built in the early 1960s for the Western Region, these compact diesel-hydraulics represented a radical break from steam and a very different approach to diesel power. Fast, lightweight, and unmistakable in sound and style, the Hymeks handled passenger and freight duties across the West of England and South Wales. Yet despite their popularity with cr

The Class 35 Hymek – Britain’s Bold Diesel Experiment The Class 35 Hymek was one of the most distinctive locomotives of the British Rail diesel era. Built in the early 1960s for the Western Region, these compact diesel-hydraulics represented a radical break from steam and a very different approach to diesel power. Fast, lightweight, and unmistakable in sound and style, the Hymeks handled passenger and freight duties across the West of England and South Wales. Yet despite their popularity with cr

🚂 HYMEK LOCOMOTIVES CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRESERVATION 🚂 Two Hymek diesel-hydraulic locomotives – known for their distinctive sound – depart Bishops Lydeard on the West Somerset Railway. D7017 and D7018 are starring in a two-day event this weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of the locos' preservation. They have operated individually and also double-headed lunchtime services to Minehead, as shown here yesterday wth D7018 at the front and D7017 behind. They are two of the 101 British R