LNWR Improved Precedent Class No.790 'Hardwicke'

This OO Gauge model has been developed and produced exclusively for Locomotion Models by Bachmann Europe Plc in a partnership with Rails of Sheffield. This model depicts how No.790 is in preservation, after the white cab roof was added during its heritage running days.

Model Details:
- DCC Ready
- 21 Pin Decoder Socket
- OO Gauge
- LNWR Lined Black No.790 'Hardwicke'
- 35-160NRMA

Technological improvements prompted the LNWR's CME F.W Webb to replace 96 6'6" Curved Link 'Newtons' and 62 6'6" Straight Link 'Precedents' with locomotives featuring thicker frames and 150 PSI boilers. These emerged between 1887 and 1901 and became known as 'Improved Precedents'. Though new, an accountancy contrivance meant they were considered 'renewals' and kept the names and numbers of the locomotives they replaced. Gaining the nickname 'Jumbos' or 'Big/Large Jumbos' because of their performance, withdrawals of the 'Improved Precedents' started in 1905 with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway inheriting 76 at the 1923 grouping. The last was withdrawn in 1934.

No.790 'Hardwicke' was the only example to be preserved in 1931, having become famous during the 'Races to the North' in 1895. It ran between Crewe and Carlisle at an average of 67 ¼ MPH, a record which stood for 40 years. It is now on display to the public at Locomotion in Shildon.