Name: Rapido 954511 GWR County No.1045 ‘County of Kent” BR What-If Express Passenger Blue (DCC Sound Fitted)
Brand: Rapido
SKU: 954511
Price: 364.95 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early 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

Brand

Rapido

Product Code

954511

RRP

£364.95

Release date

Q4 2026

Model details

Gauge

DCC status

DCC Sound

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Rapido Trains UK offer a 1:76 scale OO gauge model of Great Western Railway Class 1000 No 1045 “County of Kent” in the fictional British Rail “What‑If” Express Passenger blue livery with the early crest. The model bears the part number 954511 and is supplied with factory‑fitted DCC sound, two speakers, an ESU 21‑pin decoder socket and a MoPower stay‑alive capacitor to assist reliable operation on the track.

The locomotive features a black back‑ed number and name plate, a single chimney, a speedometer drive, parallel sprung buffers and NEM coupler pockets. It is finished in museum‑quality paint, includes a dynamic firebox flicker with a fire‑draw effect, and is suitable for running on second‑radius curves of 438 mm or greater.

Additional details such as etched brass or painted nameplates, speedometer, vacuum cylinder, tender pickups and the option of a double‑chimney version are provided in the detail bag. The model is intended for use on DCC layouts and reproduces the appearance of the County class during both its original GWR period and later British Rail service.