Hymeks

I saw all but 7 of the 101, Type 3 Hymeks. Built by Beyer-Peacock, they were introduced in 1961, continuing the Western Region’s “go it alone” attitude to diesel hydraulic transmissions. I quite liked them because they were different from anything else around at the time, though nowhere near as exciting as the named Warships and Westerns. John Dyer’s photo shows a brand-new No. D7004 at Swindon on 22/8/61 and my shot at Exeter St David’s has D7027 heading west on 31/7/65. They were all withdrawn by 1975, although 4 examples have been preserved.