Hornby RailRoad BR County Class County of Dorset
1013
Product Code: R30521
(Pre-Order Due August 2026)
Production Details:
Hornby RailRoad BR County Class County of Dorset
1013. The ‘County’ Class was the last of the GWR-designed two-cylinder
4-6-0s, with 30 built at Swindon between 1945 and 1947 to the design of
Chief Mechanical Engineer, Frederick Hawksworth. ‘County of Dorset’
entered service in February 1946 and spent most of its early years in
the West Country at Bristol, Plymouth, Truro and Penzance, before
transferring to Shrewsbury in December 1951. Its final move was to
Swindon in September 1963, from where it was withdrawn in July the
following year and scrapped at Cashmore’s yard in Newport, South Wales. Technical Specification & Detail:
Item Length (cm): 26 Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge, DCC Status: DCC
Ready 21 pin socket, Operator: British Railways, Minimum Curve (mm):
Radius 2, Buffer Type: Sprung Metal Buffers.
