{"product_id":"hornby-railroad-gwr-class-1000-county-of-merioneth-train-pack-era-3","title":"HORNBY RAILROAD GWR, CLASS 1000, 'COUNTY OF MERIONETH' TRAIN PACK - ERA 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe GWR Class 1000, or County Class, was a collection of mixed-traffic 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed by the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR, Frederick William Hawksworth, in 1945. The No. 1000-1029 locomotives were constructed between 1945 and 1947.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\r\u003cp\u003eNo. 1019 ‘County of Merioneth’ was constructed in April 1946 at Swindon Works. After BR nationalisation in 1948, 1019 worked as a passenger express train to and from Paddington and was used for freight hauling duties. BR gave 1019 and other members of the class a power classification of 6MT. A modified double chimney was fitted in March 1959. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\r\u003cp\u003eNo. 1019 was withdrawn from service and purchased from BR by Cashmore’s Scrapyard in October 1963. The locomotive was scrapped at Great Bridge in January 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\r\u003cp\u003eThe GWR Class 1000 'County of Merioneth' Train Pack consists of a No. 1019 'County of Merioneth' locomotive, a GWR Brake 3rd Coach with the running number 4942 and a GWR Composite Coach with the running number 6138. The accessory bag contains a polybag, a brake rod instruction leaflet, a bar coupling, a hook coupling, a locomotive brake rod and a tender brake rod. This model is DCC-ready and is compatible with our HM7000 8-Pin decoder.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\r\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's in the box?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cul\u003e\r    \u003cli\u003e1x Locomotive Junior\u003c\/li\u003e\r    \u003cli\u003e2x Rolling Stock Coaches\u003c\/li\u003e\r\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HORNBY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45254202753047,"sku":"R30376","price":379.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/6637\/4935\/files\/R30376.jpg?v=1783504349","url":"https:\/\/www.hobbyvault.com.au\/products\/hornby-railroad-gwr-class-1000-county-of-merioneth-train-pack-era-3","provider":"Hobby Vault Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}