Ex-MSLR Parker 'N5/2' class 0-6-2 Tank No. 69257. Built by Beyer Peacock of Manchester in October 1893 as MLSR No. 523 and withdrawn in December 1959. After a September 1956 works visit, push-pull fitted 69257 is seen outside Gorton Works weigh house. The LNER 'flower pot' replacement chimney is not a visual improvement!

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