Great Central Railway Robinson '8M' (LNER 'O5') class 2-8-0 No. 17. Built at Gorton in December 1920, converted to class 'O4' in October 1932 and withdrawn in October 1941 after being requisitioned by the WD (as WD No. 766) and sent to Middle Eastern Forces. Subsequently sold to Egyptian State Railways. Withdrawal date unknown.

The huge success of the John Robinson's '8K' (LNER 'O4') 2-8-0s led to his design of an enlarged boiler version, the '8M' as seen here at Neasden MPD in 1922. Only nineteen were produced because the enlargement did not produce any significant benefits and two (including No. 17) were rebuilt to class 'O4'.

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