Railway Herald
Heading a Class 8 freight bound for Gloucester New Yard, 'Hymek' Type 3 diesel hydraulic No. 7054 stands on the through line at Cardiff General on 6th November 1969. The raised metal 'D's' of the number had been painted over in green paint. New from Beyer Peacock Ltd in November 1962, it had a very short service life of ten years and one month. In reality, however, it was even shorter than that, as it was condemned and re-instated twice (1/72-4/72 and 7/72-9/72) before final withdrawal in December 1972. The loco was cut-up at Swindon Works during April 1975.
Derek Jones
