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  • DIESELGEN – Hymek running dates



    Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 was pictured at Norton Fitzwarren while preparing to haul the ‘JOHN & MARGARET CRANE ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL’ to Minehead on Saturday 17th May 2025. Photo by Tom Courtney © CC BY-NC 3.0

     

    On Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June, Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7018 will be working the ‘MD1’ diagram that originates in Minehead and makes two round trips totalling 80 miles per day under the BLUE timetable  EXCEPT THAT on SATURDAY 31st, the ‘Hymek’ will be starting at Bishops Lydeard and taking over from a steam loco that will have worked in from Minehead on the first leg of the diagram. The timings for D7018 are:

         1225 depart Bishops Lydeard (BL) arriving Minehead (MD) at 1350
         1420 depart MD arriving BL at 1537
         1630 depart BL arriving MD at 1817 (retimed due to Main Line charter)

     

    On Sunday 1st June, D7018 will work all four legs of the MD1 diagram.The booked timings for these workings under the BLUE timetable are:

         1000 depart MD arriving BL at 1125
         1225 depart BL arriving MD at 1350
         1420 depart MD arriving BL at 1537
         1640 depart BL arriving MD at 1805

     

    Other dates that are planned for Class 35 ‘Hymek’ haulage (D7017 or D7018) are

    Date Timetable Notes
    Friday 6th June

    Special timetable

    Summer Diesel Festival – Day 2
    Saturday 7th June

    Special timetable

    Summer Diesel Festival – Day 3
    Sunday 8th June

    Special timetable

    Mixed Traction Day
    Saturday 9th August

    Blue timetable

     
    Saturday 30th August

    Enhanced Blue timetable

    50 YEARS of HYMEK PRESERVATION celebration
    Sunday 31st August

    Enhanced Blue timetable

    50 YEARS of HYMEK PRESERVATION celebration
    Saturday 27th September

    Blue timetable

     
    Sunday 28th September

    Blue timetable

     

    Note that Sunday 10th August has changed to Class 33 haulage for operational reasons.

     

    Our DIESEL RUNNING DATES page is regularly updated and carries the list of diesel-hauled public services for 2025. This page is used in conjunction with DIESELGEN to provide a complete picture of diesel locomotive activities on the WSR:

    The webcams provide a very good way of watching the action from afar. Click this link: http://www.wsr.org.uk/cams.htm or click on the image below to go to the webcams via wsr.org.uk:

    Webcams are available at Bishops Lydeard, Crowcombe Heathfield, Williton (there are now TWO cameras at Williton), Watchet (x2), Blue Anchor, Minehead Seaward Way and Minehead Station. Select the appropriate webcam by clicking on the blue button on the webcam page. Many thanks to Railcam UK and the WSR for providing these webcam services.

     

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