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[[File:Kidderminster Town - D7029 outside the museum.JPG|thumb|200px|right|D7029 at Kidderminster]]
==BR Class 35==
The BR Class 35 was developed for British Railways Western Region ‘BR(W)’ as a lightweight mixed traffic [[UIC classification | B-'B']] locomotive used for both secondary passenger work and freight duties. The class became known as ‘Hymeks’ because of their Mekydro-designed hydraulic transmission. Built between 1961 and 1964, they saw use all over the Western region, including being used in multiple (up to three locomotives) as bankers on the notorious Lickey Incline.
Diesel-hydraulic locomotives were not generally favoured by BR, and the class had only a short working life, being withdrawn between 1971 and 1975 when they were replaced by Class 37 diesel-electric locomotives.
