Скачать или смотреть HYMEK DOUBLE-HEADER: Diesel locomotive changes ends at Bishops Lydeard

A Hymek diesel-hydraulic locomotive changes ends at Bishops Lydeard Station on the West Somerset Railway. D7017 and D7018 headlined a two-day event to mark the 50th anniversary of the locos' preservation. After double-heading a lunchtime service, D7018 is shown changing ends to take sole control of the next service to Minehead, amid heavy rain. The locos are two of the 101 British Rail Class 35 engines built by Beyer Peacock in Manchester between 1961 and 1964. With their Mekydro-design hydraulic transmission units, they became known as Hymeks. Recognised for their distinctive sound, the locos were developed for the Western Region of British Railways. But they only worked for around a decade because British Railways opted to standardise to diesel-electric transmission across the country, as favoured by the five other regions.

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