GWR Class 1000 4-6-0 County

 Built 1945-47, Designed by Frederick W. Hawksworth. Total Number Built - 30
Introduced 1945. Hawksworth County 4-6-0 design. Boiler pressure subsequently reduced to 250lb/sq in. All fitted with double chimney from 1955.

Number Series 1000-1029.

Built at GWR Swindon Works.

1000-1007 Lot No. 354 1945
1007-1019 Lot No. 354 1946
1020-1029 Lot No. 358 1947

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[County Class 1011] [JPEG Image of 1011 size 24K]

GWR 1000 County Class - 1011 County of Chester at Swindon in 1958 - Photo BR(WR).

Motive Power Details - GWR 1000 County Class

Data taken from the PC TOPS Steam Locomotive Database System by Milburn Associates 


Class  Region  Wheels       Class Name            Designer
1000    GWR    4-6-0        County                Hawksworth     

Weight:                                                                     
Loco  76 tons 17 cwt            Driving Wheel: 6' 3"                        
Tend  49 tons  0 cwt            Boil Press: 280lb/sq in Su                  
Cylinders:                      Valve Gear: Stephenson (piston valves)      
Two 18" x 30" (outside)         TE: 32,580 lb                               

  Number  Name

  1000    County of Middlesex                               
  1001    County of Bucks                                   
  1002    County of Berks                                   
  1003    County of Wilts                                   
  1004    County of Somerset                                
  1005    County of Devon                                   
  1006    County of Cornwall                                
  1007    County of Brecknock                               
  1008    County of Cardigan                                
  1009    County of Carmarthen                              
  1010    County of Caernarvon                              
  1011    County of Chester                                 
  1012    County of Denbigh                                 
  1013    County of Dorset                                  
  1014    County of Glamorgan                               
  1015    County of Gloucester                              
  1016    County of Hants                                   
  1017    County of Hereford                                
  1018    County of Leicester                               
  1019    County of Merioneth                               
  1020    County of Monmouth                                
  1021    County of Montgomery                              
  1022    County of Northampton                             
  1023    County of Oxford                                  
  1024    County of Pembroke                                
  1025    County of Radnor                                  
  1026    County of Salop                                   
  1027    County of Stafford                                
  1028    County of Warwick                                 
  1029    County of Worcester
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