Origin
Designed By
Ordered By
Built By
Operators
Built At
  • Swindon (30)
Built
1945-1947
Number Built
30 (30 in database)
Withdrawn
1962-1964
Length Of Service
  • 17.2 years (average)
  • 18.9 years (maximum)
Numbers
  • GWR
    • 1000-1029
  • BR
    • 1000-1029
Modelled By
  • Hornby in OO
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Specifications
Traction
Steam
Whyte Classification
4-6-0
Boiler Pressure
280 psi
Tractive Effort
32,580 lbf
Power Classification
  • GWR D
  • BR 6MT

GWR 1000 Class ‘County’ — History, Specs & Modelling Tips

Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2025
Running #: 1004
Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Lined Green) "County of Somerset"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2029
Running #: 1004
Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Green) "County of Somerset"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2085
Running #: 1029
Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Green) "County of Worcester"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2097
Running #: 1015
Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Black with Early Emblem) "County of Gloucester"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2166
Running #: 1006
Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Green with Late Crest) "County of Cornwall"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2174
Running #: 1022
Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Black with Early Emblem) "County of Northampton"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2211
Running #: 1020
Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Green with Late Crest) "County of Monmouth"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2391
Running #: 1010
Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Lined Green) "County of Carnarvon"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2392
Running #: 1026
Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Green with Late Crest) "County of Salop"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2461
Running #: 1005
Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Green with Early Emblem) "County of Devon"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2558
Running #: 1007
Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Black with Early Emblem) "County of Brecknock"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R2937
Running #: 1006
Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Lined Green) "County of Cornwall"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R30376
Running #: 1019
Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Lined Green) "County of Merioneth"
Builder: Hornby
Catalogue #: R3279
Running #: 1016
Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Green with Early Emblem) "County of Hants"
Builder Catalogue # Year Running # Class, Operator (Livery) "Name" Scale Finish Era DCC
Hornby R2025 1997 1004 Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Lined Green) "County of Somerset" OO P 3 No
Hornby R2029 1004 Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Green) "County of Somerset" OO P 3 No
Hornby R2085 1999 1029 Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Green) "County of Worcester" OO P 3 No
Hornby R2097 1999 1015 Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Black with Early Emblem) "County of Gloucester" OO P 4 No
Hornby R2166 2000 1006 Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Green with Late Crest) "County of Cornwall" OO P 5 No
Hornby R2174 1022 Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Black with Early Emblem) "County of Northampton" OO P 4 No
Hornby R2211 2001 1020 Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Green with Late Crest) "County of Monmouth" OO P 5 No
Hornby R2391 2004 1010 Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Lined Green) "County of Carnarvon" OO P 3 No
Hornby R2392 2004 1026 Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Green with Late Crest) "County of Salop" OO P 5 No
Hornby R2461 2005 1005 Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Green with Early Emblem) "County of Devon" OO P 4 DCC8
Hornby R2558 2006 1007 Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Black with Early Emblem) "County of Brecknock" OO P 4 DCC8
Hornby R2937 2010 1006 Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Lined Green) "County of Cornwall" OO P 3 DCC8
Hornby R30376 2024 1019 Great Western Railway 1000, Great Western Railway (Lined Green) "County of Merioneth" OO P 3 DCC8
Hornby R3279 2014 1016 Great Western Railway 1000, British Railways (Lined Green with Early Emblem) "County of Hants" OO P 4 DCC8
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: August 1945
Withdrawn: July 1964
Length Of Service: 18.9 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1000, BR 1000
Names: County of Middlesex
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: September 1945
Withdrawn: May 1963
Length Of Service: 17.7 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1001, BR 1001
Names: County of Bucks
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: September 1945
Withdrawn: September 1963
Length Of Service: 18.0 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1002, BR 1002
Names: County of Berks
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: October 1945
Withdrawn: October 1962
Length Of Service: 17.0 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1003, BR 1003
Names: County of Wilts
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: October 1945
Withdrawn: September 1962
Length Of Service: 16.9 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1004, BR 1004
Names: County of Somerset
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: November 1945
Withdrawn: June 1963
Length Of Service: 17.6 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1005, BR 1005
Names: County of Devon
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: November 1945
Withdrawn: September 1963
Length Of Service: 17.8 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1006, BR 1006
Names: County of Cornwall
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: December 1945
Withdrawn: October 1962
Length Of Service: 16.8 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1007, BR 1007
Names: County of Brecknock
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: December 1945
Withdrawn: October 1963
Length Of Service: 17.8 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1008, BR 1008
Names: County of Cardigan
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: December 1945
Withdrawn: February 1963
Length Of Service: 17.2 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1009, BR 1009
Names: County of Carmarthen
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: January 1946
Withdrawn: July 1964
Length Of Service: 18.5 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1010, BR 1010
Names: County of Caernarvon, County of Carnarvon
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: January 1946
Withdrawn: November 1964
Length Of Service: 18.8 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1011, BR 1011
Names: County of Chester
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: February 1946
Withdrawn: April 1964
Length Of Service: 18.2 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1012, BR 1012
Names: County of Denbigh
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: February 1946
Withdrawn: July 1964
Length Of Service: 18.4 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1013, BR 1013
Names: County of Dorset
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: February 1946
Withdrawn: April 1964
Length Of Service: 18.2 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1014, BR 1014
Names: County of Glamorgan
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: March 1946
Withdrawn: December 1962
Length Of Service: 16.8 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1015, BR 1015
Names: County of Gloucester
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: March 1946
Withdrawn: September 1963
Length Of Service: 17.5 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1016, BR 1016
Names: County of Hants
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: March 1946
Withdrawn: December 1962
Length Of Service: 16.8 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1017, BR 1017
Names: County of Hereford
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: March 1946
Withdrawn: September 1962
Length Of Service: 16.5 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1018, BR 1018
Names: County of Leicester
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: April 1946
Withdrawn: February 1963
Length Of Service: 16.8 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1019, BR 1019
Names: County of Merioneth
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: December 1946
Withdrawn: February 1964
Length Of Service: 17.2 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1020, BR 1020
Names: County of Monmouth
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: December 1946
Withdrawn: November 1963
Length Of Service: 16.9 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1021, BR 1021
Names: County of Montgomery
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: December 1946
Withdrawn: October 1962
Length Of Service: 15.8 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1022, BR 1022
Names: County of Northampton
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: January 1947
Withdrawn: March 1963
Length Of Service: 16.2 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1023, BR 1023
Names: County of Oxford
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: January 1947
Withdrawn: April 1964
Length Of Service: 17.3 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1024, BR 1024
Names: County of Pembroke
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: January 1947
Withdrawn: February 1963
Length Of Service: 16.1 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1025, BR 1025
Names: County of Radnor
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: January 1947
Withdrawn: September 1962
Length Of Service: 15.7 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1026, BR 1026
Names: County of Salop
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: March 1947
Withdrawn: October 1963
Length Of Service: 16.6 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1027, BR 1027
Names: County of Stafford
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: March 1947
Withdrawn: December 1963
Length Of Service: 16.8 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1028, BR 1028
Names: County of Warwick
Ordered By: Great Western Railway
Built By: Great Western Railway
Built: April 1947
Withdrawn: December 1962
Length Of Service: 15.7 years
Running Numbers: GWR 1029, BR 1029
Names: County of Worcester
Ordered By Built By Built Withdrawn Length Of Service Running Numbers Names
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway August 1945 July 1964 18.9 years GWR 1000, BR 1000 County of Middlesex
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway September 1945 May 1963 17.7 years GWR 1001, BR 1001 County of Bucks
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway September 1945 September 1963 18.0 years GWR 1002, BR 1002 County of Berks
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway October 1945 October 1962 17.0 years GWR 1003, BR 1003 County of Wilts
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway October 1945 September 1962 16.9 years GWR 1004, BR 1004 County of Somerset
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway November 1945 June 1963 17.6 years GWR 1005, BR 1005 County of Devon
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway November 1945 September 1963 17.8 years GWR 1006, BR 1006 County of Cornwall
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway December 1945 October 1962 16.8 years GWR 1007, BR 1007 County of Brecknock
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway December 1945 October 1963 17.8 years GWR 1008, BR 1008 County of Cardigan
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway December 1945 February 1963 17.2 years GWR 1009, BR 1009 County of Carmarthen
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway January 1946 July 1964 18.5 years GWR 1010, BR 1010 County of Caernarvon, County of Carnarvon
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway January 1946 November 1964 18.8 years GWR 1011, BR 1011 County of Chester
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway February 1946 April 1964 18.2 years GWR 1012, BR 1012 County of Denbigh
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway February 1946 July 1964 18.4 years GWR 1013, BR 1013 County of Dorset
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway February 1946 April 1964 18.2 years GWR 1014, BR 1014 County of Glamorgan
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway March 1946 December 1962 16.8 years GWR 1015, BR 1015 County of Gloucester
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway March 1946 September 1963 17.5 years GWR 1016, BR 1016 County of Hants
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway March 1946 December 1962 16.8 years GWR 1017, BR 1017 County of Hereford
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway March 1946 September 1962 16.5 years GWR 1018, BR 1018 County of Leicester
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway April 1946 February 1963 16.8 years GWR 1019, BR 1019 County of Merioneth
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway December 1946 February 1964 17.2 years GWR 1020, BR 1020 County of Monmouth
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway December 1946 November 1963 16.9 years GWR 1021, BR 1021 County of Montgomery
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway December 1946 October 1962 15.8 years GWR 1022, BR 1022 County of Northampton
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway January 1947 March 1963 16.2 years GWR 1023, BR 1023 County of Oxford
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway January 1947 April 1964 17.3 years GWR 1024, BR 1024 County of Pembroke
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway January 1947 February 1963 16.1 years GWR 1025, BR 1025 County of Radnor
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway January 1947 September 1962 15.7 years GWR 1026, BR 1026 County of Salop
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway March 1947 October 1963 16.6 years GWR 1027, BR 1027 County of Stafford
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway March 1947 December 1963 16.8 years GWR 1028, BR 1028 County of Warwick
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway April 1947 December 1962 15.7 years GWR 1029, BR 1029 County of Worcester