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7027 - LNER J68

7027 - LNER J68

SKU ACC2431
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On Pre Order
£116.66 - £116.66
£116.66
£116.66 - £116.66
£116.66

Pre Order Item

This item is on Pre Order, with an expected delivery date of Quarter 1, 2025

The second batch of Hill’s ‘improved’ 0-6-0T locomotives, GER Nos.21-30 to Order G75, differed from the initial C72 order by being designated for shunting duties and differed in build accordingly. Sixteen spoke, unbalanced cast iron wheels were fitted, along with lever reverse and the side tanks were straight topped, lacking the raised chambers of the passenger tanks. Steam brakes were fitted from new, along with a wide-rimmed, parallel sided chimney, but the high arched, wooden cab roof was retained; a feature removed from the final I89 order which were fitted with elliptical wooden cab roofs.
Built at Stratford,as GER No.27, in December 1913, the locomotive was allocated to Cambridge Shed from new and by Grouping was present at Peterborough East on shunting duties, before being renumbered as 7027 under the LNER. The distinctive high arched roof was removed in August 1925, being replaced by an LNER pattern elliptical steel roof and the three bunker rails were filled during October 1928. 7027 was also the pioneer locomotive for the trial fitting of grease lubrication to the coupling pins and connecting rods in 1936.
At Grouping 7027 was still in GER Austerity Grey but from 1925 carried the LNER goods livery of unlined standard black with shaded 7.5" LNER lettering and 12" numbering, unlike the final I89 order that were painted in standard black with red lining, along with the ‘E’ area number suffix and either L&NER or LNER.

Common Features:

  • Scale length of 110.66mm over headstocks, 36mm across body.
  • Minimum Radius Operation: 438mm (2nd radius set-track).
  • Die-cast metal chassis and boiler, target weight in the region of 260g-275g.
  • Factory fitted brake rigging.
  • All wheel pickup, DCC ready with stay alive arrangement.
  • Scale width wire handrails and sand pipes.
  • Fully detailed cab area, with easily removable roof, fixed by magnets.
  • Fully detailed bunker area.
  • Moveable roof ventilator.
  • Eroded metal/plastic detail parts, including grab handles, steps, buffer pipework, lamp irons etc.
  • Brass turned whistles/valves fitted.
  • Etched metal pre-painted numberplates and plaques (where applicable).
  • Fully sprung metal buffers, factory-installed pipework, and screw couplings.
  • Accurate liveries including fully lined where applicable, and detailed crests/emblems.
  • Magnetically removable smoke box door for access to decoder.
  • Small, flexible neck NEM compliant coupler mounts set at correct height, with mini-tension-lock couplers.
  • Next18 DCC ready (to suit ESU LokSound V5 Micro, or similar), slot mounted in smokebox.
  • Factory installed DCC Sound option, with two quality sugarcube speakers contained in sound capsules located for best possible sound, in the side tanks (DCC Sound models only).
  • Flickering/steady Firebox glow (depending on DCC fitting).
  • Large coreless motor, for a haulage capacity of not less than 1kg, from a standing start, on a 3% incline.
  • Helical gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running.
  • Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale maximum top speed of 50 mph (80 kmh).

Lighting and DCC Specifics

  • Next18 DCC ready (to suit ESU LokSound V5 Micro, or similar), slot mounted in smokebox.
  • Factory installed DCC Sound option, with two quality sugarcube speakers contained in sound capsules located for best possible sound, in the side tanks (DCC Sound models only).
  • Flickering/steady Firebox glow (depending on DCC fitting).