Taking a freight through Manchester London Road Station (later Manchester Picadilly) is GCR designed Robinson 'O4/3' 63709 allocated to Gorton MPD. This particular locomotive had been supplied to the ROD in 1918 and would be rebuilt to class 'O4/8' with a 'B1' boiler (Diagram 100A) and 'B1' style side window cab in February 1958. In this form it lasted until February 1961. Photo dated May 1955.

© Ken Widd. Steve Armitage Collection