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==John Axom==
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.
:David Cooke has a [https://www.flickr.com/photos/60790501@N04/8379971224/photo]. A search shows 1971 saw the release of [https://www.discogs.com/Ewan-MacColl-Charles-Parker-The-Ballad-Of-John-Axon/release/6634574 The Ballad of John AxomAxon] and it's possible it could be related to this?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 13:29, 26 July 2020 (UTC)::I suppose it could be. The text in David's book doesn't mention any sort of music connection and 1971 was a bit before the era of the music video, especially for folk musicians. Maybe the release of MacColl's album generated interest and resulted in a TV documentary on Axon (or a TV documentary on Axon resulted in MacColl's album!). I haven't found anything film related via Google, Youtube or the IMDB. As a side note, I see David's own photo has the 48188 cab number but 8233's own smokebox number. The photo on p.44. of David's book (credited to A Wilkinson) has the loco chimney first with a 48188 smokebox number at the head of a freight train alongside Pan Pudding Hill. --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 23:05, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
