East Lancs Railway. D7076 Hymek. Leaves A sunny Rawtenstall. 1st September 2023

Current Livery: BR Blue
Running Number: D7076
Built: Beyer Peacock (Hymek) Ltd
Manchester 1962, No 7980
Power Unit: Maybach MD870
Transmission: Stone-Maybach Mekydro K184u
Power Output: 1,700 HP Weight: 75 Tons
Maximum Speed: 90 MPH Length: 51' 8½"
Train Brakes: Vacuum Only Height: 12' 10"
Train Heating: Steam Heat (Isolated) Width: 8' 10"
D7076 is one of four preserved 'Hymeks' although it is the only preserved example from the later MkII batch. New in 1962, D7076 along with the other Hymeks had a very short service life, being withdrawn in May 1973 although the loco was retained at the Railway Technical Centre in Derby along with classmate D7096, used as dead loads for experiments and suchlike.
By the time D7076 was secured for preservation both of the RTC Hymeks were in a bad state but it was possible to restore one by using spares from the other. D7096 was the donor locomotive and its number is carried in D7076's B-end cab in memory. D7096 was reduced to a shell and cut up.
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