{"product_id":"r30376-hornby-railroad-gwr-county-of-merioneth-train-pack","title":"R30376 Hornby Railroad GWR County of Merioneth Train Pack","description":"R30376 Hornby Railroad GWR County of Merioneth Train Pack - Era 2\/3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCounty Class Steam Loco number 1019 \"\"County of Merioneth\"\" in GW Green livery\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCollet Corridor Composite Coach number 6138 in GWR Chocolate \u0026amp; Cream livery\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCollet Brake Corridor 3rd Coach number 4942 in GWR Chocolate \u0026amp; Cream livery\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe GWR Class 1000 or County Class was a class of mixed-traffic 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed by the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR, Frederick William Hawksworth, in 1945. The No. 1000-1029 locomotives were constructed between 1945 and 1947.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNo. 1019 ‘County of Merioneth’ was constructed in April 1946 at Swindon Works. After BR nationalisation in 1948, 1019 worked as a passenger express train to and from Paddington as well as freight hauling duties. BR gave 1019 and other members of the class a power classification of 6MT. A modified double chimney was fitted in March 1959. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNo. 1019 was withdrawn from service and purchased from BR by Cashmore’s Scrapyard in October 1963. The locomotive was scrapped at Great Bridge in January 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe GWR Class 1000 'County of Merioneth' Train Pack consists of a No. 1019 'County of Merioneth' locomotive, a GWR Brake 3rd Coach with the running number of 4942 and a GWR Composite Coach with the running number of 6138. The accessory bag contains a polybag, a brake rod instruction leaflet, a bar coupling, a hook coupling, a locomotive brake rod and a tender brake rod. This model is DCC ready and is compatible with our HM7000 8-Pin decoder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hornby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56355923362172,"sku":"R30376","price":114.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3048\/7164\/files\/WEB_20250414_20HORNBY_20R30376_8_fa941b66-6b6c-4d3d-b061-4faf62bf02e7.jpg?v=1786092831","url":"https:\/\/www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com\/products\/r30376-hornby-railroad-gwr-county-of-merioneth-train-pack","provider":"Kernow Model Rail Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}