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Accurascale ACC2431

7027 - LNER J68

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

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.

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Prototype information

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

Accurascale 7027 – LNER J68 is a ready‑to‑run model released under the Accurascale range with manufacturer part number ACC2431. The kit is liveried in the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) goods livery and represents a locomotive from the period of the British “Big Four” railway companies – LNER, LMS, GWR and SR.

The prototype was the second batch of Hill’s improved 0‑6‑0T locomotives, GER numbers 21–30 ordered under G75. These engines were built for shunting work and featured sixteen‑spoke unbalanced cast‑iron wheels, lever reverse, straight‑topped side tanks and steam brakes supplied from new. The chimney was wide‑rimed and parallel‑sided, while the wooden cab roof retained the high arched shape that was later replaced on later orders. The locomotive was constructed at Stratford Works as Great Eastern Railway (GER) No. 27 in December 1913 and was initially allocated to Cambridge Shed. By the time of the 1923 Grouping it was based at Peterborough East, undertaking shunting duties, and was renumbered 7027 by the LNER.

The high‑arched wooden roof was removed in August 1925 and fitted with an LNER‑pattern elliptical steel roof; the three bunker rails were filled in October 1928. In 1936 the locomotive was used for a trial of grease lubrication on the coupling pins and connecting rods. At Grouping the engine wore the GER “Austerity Grey” livery; from 1925 it carried the LNER goods livery of unlined standard black with shaded 7.5 inch LNER lettering and 12 inch numbering, differing from later I89 orders which were painted in standard black with red lining and an “E” area suffix.