954001 GWR County No.1001 G W Lined Green Steam Locomotive Class_Class 43 in February 1940

in February 1940

Variation Pack Number    V5

Strengthening Ribs on the Bodysides

As mentioned earlier

sprung buffers/couplings

954001 GWR County No.1001 G W Lined Green Steam Locomotive Class_Class 43 in February 1940Expected Delivery Q4 2026 (Subject to Change at Manufaturer's Discretion). As World War II raged on, the Great Western Railway realised there was a growing need to expand their fleet of locos. In the usual Great Western tradition, Hawksworth developed the design from the existing family of mixed traffic locos descended from the 4 6 0 Saint. However, so it could compete with the powerful 3 cylinder locos of the LNER and LMS this new design needed to be