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1998 marked the centenary of HE 686. The locomotive began the year as a roving ‘Thomas’ and was photographed by David Cooke at the East Lancashire Railway in May of that year (see gallery). By October, 686 had been repainted in the more appropriate livery of Manchester Ship Canal No 14 and, as part of the celebrations, re-visited the East Lancashire Railway (see gallery) in the county where she first worked and the Middleton Railway in Leeds, the city where she was built.
After being withdrawn from service in September 20082009, 686 has been cosmetically restored in ICI red livery, and is currently on display in [[The Engine House | The Engine House]] while awaiting overhaul.
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File:HE_686_at_Hampton_Loade_1972.jpg | 686 cosmetically modified for filming in 1972 (David Cooke)
