Rapido Trains OO 954008 GWR County No.1021 County of Montgomery BR Lined Green Late Crest
In the usual Swindon tradition, Hawksworth developed the design from the existing family of mixed traffic locos descended from the 4-6-0 Saint. However, so it could compete with the powerful 3-cylinder locos of the LNER and LMS this new design needed to be modernised. It also needed to be easy to service and repair, as the railway had lost many of its shed staff and labourers due to wartime austerity.
Sound fitted versions available on request
Hawksworth’s new design flew in the face of anyone believing that all Great Western locos look the same. This unconventional loco would be designated the 1000 Class, though it was more commonly known as the County. It would be the last new design of 4-6-0 built by the GWR.
GWR Class 1000 ‘County’
1021 “County of Montgomery” in BR Lined Green (Late Crest)
Single Chimney
Speedo Fitted
Tapered Buffers
Suitable for operation on 2nd Radius curves (438mm or greater)
Working dynamic firebox flicker
21-pin DCC decoder socket
MoPower stay-alive capacitors
2 factory-fitted speakers in all models
Sprung buffers
Museum quality paint finish
Smooth & powerful mechanism
Highly detailed
NEM coupler pockets
1:76 scale, (OO gauge)