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Class 35 'Hymek' Profile and Models

Class 35 'Hymek'

D7001 at Cranmore in July 1973. © Gordon Edgar

The Class 35s (aka "Hymeks") were a mixed-traffic diesel-hydraulic class of locomotives built in the early 1960s. They were developed for the Western Region of British Railways, which had opted for lightweight hydraulic locomotives following the BR modernisation plan of 1955. The class initially worked on secondary passenger services out of Bristol and proved so successful that they were promoted to express workings between Paddington and Swansea, displacing the King class steam locomotives. The class also saw work on numerous freight workings in the region and were famously used as banking locomotives on the Lickey incline. Due to their non-standard hydraulic transmission, the Hymeks faced early withdrawal and were taken out of serivce by 1975.

(Information provided by Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive	Diesel Hydraulic
Builder	Beyer Peacock (Hymek) Ltd
Build Dates	1961 to 1964
Total Built	101
Tractive Effort	46,600 lbf
Power Output	1,700 bhp
Top Speed	90 mph
Wheel Configuration	B-B
Operated By	British Rail
Main Duties	Mixed Traffic
In Service Until	1975
Surviving Examples	4

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

trainModels Produced

1967 Hornby release

Hornby OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 35 'Hymek'

DCC compatible but no socket. Complete rewire required - OO

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update 1978 Hornby upgrade

Hornby OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 35 'Hymek'

Motor fitted but no DCC socket. Ringfield motor

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update 2004 Hornby upgrade

Hornby OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 35 'Hymek'

DCC compatible but no socket

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2004 Heljan release

Heljan OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 35 'Hymek'

DCC Ready. 8-pin socket

View 36 products

update 2022 Heljan upgrade

Heljan OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 35 'Hymek'

DCC Ready. 21-pin socket

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format_paintLiveries Produced

BR green with late crest livery sample

BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)

BR blue livery sample

BR blue
(1965 - 1990)

Civil Engineers 'Dutch' livery sample

Civil Engineers 'Dutch'
(1990 - 2000)

Awaiting Categorisation livery sample

Awaiting Categorisation

Thomas the Tank Engine livery sample

Thomas the Tank Engine (Fictitious)

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N Gauge

trainModels Produced

2007 Dapol release

Dapol N Gauge Class 35 'Hymek'

DCC Ready. 6-pin socket

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update 2021 Dapol upgrade

Dapol N Gauge Class 35 'Hymek'

DCC Ready. 18-pin socket

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format_paintLiveries Produced

BR green with early emblem livery sample

BR green with early emblem
(1948 - 1957)

BR green with late crest livery sample

BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)

BR blue livery sample

BR blue
(1965 - 1990)

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O Gauge (1:43 Scale)

trainModels Produced

2006 Heljan release

Heljan O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Class 35 'Hymek'

DCC compatible but no socket

View 5 products

update 2020 Heljan upgrade

Heljan O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Class 35 'Hymek'

DCC Ready. Screw terminals for wired decoder

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format_paintLiveries Produced

BR green with late crest livery sample

BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)

BR blue livery sample

BR blue
(1965 - 1990)

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