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Rapido 954011

GWR County No.1045 ‘County of Kent” BR What-If Express Passenger Blue

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Fictitious Livery - Prototype eras are merely an indication of when this item may have run, if it really existed!

Manufacturer description

GWR Class 1000 ‘County’
1045 “County of Kent” in BR ‘What-If’ Express Passenger Blue (Early Crest)
Black backed number & name plates
Single Chimney
Speedo Fitted
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
Highly detailed
NEM coupler pockets
1:76 scale, (OO gauge)

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Rapido Trains UK offer an OO‑gauge (1:76) model of the Great Western Railway Class 1000 No. 1045 “County of Kent” finished in the British Railways “What‑If” Express Passenger Blue with the early crest. The model carries DCC 21 capability, manufacturer part number 954011 and is supplied with black‑backed number and name plates and a single chimney. It is designed for operation on 2nd‑radius curves of 438 mm (approximately 17.2 in) or greater.

The locomotive features a smooth and powerful running mechanism, factory‑fitted dual speakers, an ESU 21‑pin decoder socket, MoPower stay‑alive capacitors and tender pickups. It includes a vacuum cylinder between the frames, dynamic firebox flicker with a fire‑draw effect, NEM coupler pockets, sprung parallel buffers and a museum‑quality paint finish. A speedometer drive is fitted and the model is supplied with a painted name‑plate in the detail bag for those who prefer an etched brass alternative.

The model represents a mixed‑traffic GWR County Class locomotive built between 1945 and 1947, the last of the 4‑6‑0 designs produced by the railway. No. 1045 “County of Kent” was one of thirty County locomotives and, like its siblings, was withdrawn by British Railways between 1962 and 1964, the last example (No. 1011 “County of Chester”) running its final railtour in September 1964.

Intended for OO‑gauge modellers, the Rapido model is available in several liveries, including the rail‑tour condition and a version of No. 1014 “County of Glamorgan” to reflect the ongoing Great Western Society County reconstruction project. The kit is supplied ready‑to‑run with all the listed features and is suitable for faithful recreation of post‑war British railway operation.