In Fiction
A fictional 1400 class locomotive (Oliver the Western Engine) appears in The Railway Series of children's books written by the Rev. W. Awdry, and in the spin-off TV series (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends).
Two of these engines (GWR 1401 and GWR 1462) played prominent roles in the film The Titfield Thunderbolt, the first (1401) as the main locomotive of the Titfield–Mallingford branch, and the second (1462) as a stolen locomotive.
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