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*On 1 September 1971 8233 was briefly renumbered 48188 for a film concerning the heroism of Driver John Axon G.C. who was killed when the real 48188 ran away at Chapel-en-le-Frith in 1957. Filming involving freight train scenes took place on 1 September 1971.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Williams (1974)]] p. 44.</ref> Details the resulting film are required.
*From the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn_Valley_Railway Wikipedia entry for the SVR]: Bridgnorth station was used in 1981 as part of a sketch for the TV comedy Not the Nine O'Clock News. In the sketch, Mel Smith's character observes a steam train passing by without stopping and refers to it as an "old chuffer", forming part of a sequence of puns around the protagonist's wife.
