ALMOST 52 years after the last of the original Hawksworth ‘County’ 4-6-0s was consigned to the scrapyard, the Great Western Society unveiled the rolling chassis of its ‘new’ No. 1014 County of Glamorgan at Didcot on August 27.
![‘County’ on shed: the rolling chassis of re-created Hawksworth ‘County’ No. 1014 County of Glamorgan sits outside the 1938 engine shed at Didcot on August 27. GARY BOYD-HOPE](https://www.mortonsdirect.co.uk/railwaymagazine/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/09/RM-Sept16-p70.jpg)
The special ‘County Day’ was intended to not only showcase the bottom end of the 4-6-0 to existing supporters of
No. 1014, but also to stimulate new interest in the project. In spite of the prevailing inclement conditions, a large crowd assembled around the Didcot turntable shortly after midday to hear GWS chairman, Richard Croucher, formally unveil the new-build.
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Read more in September’s issue of The RM