Rapido Trains UK is proving that not all Western locos look the same with an exciting new announcement! They proudly announce their first large Great Western Railway locomotive in OO Gauge; the conspicuous GWR County 4-6-0.
Hawksworth developed the design of the locomotive 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.
The following locomotives are now available to preorder.
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