County Class 1005 County of Devon GW Lined Green

As World War II raged on, the Great Western Railway realised there was a growing need to expand their fleet of locos.

In the usual Great Western 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.

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 of the 4-6-0s built by the GWR.

Model

1:76 Scale model of a 1000 (County) Class Steam Locomotive decorated in GWR livery. This model features lots of expertly applied details as based on the prototype, a high level of body detail and excellent running characteristics.

Features

• 1:76 Scale Model
• Analogue DC Model
• NEM Couplings
• Highly Detailed Finish
• Single Chimney
• Parallel 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

Contents

• 1 x Rapido Trains Steam Locomotive

Specifications

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