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Two Class 40 1Co-Co1s appear in The Railway Series of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry and the TV spin-off, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. The locomotives concerned were "The Diesel" (D4711) (numbered D261 in the TV Series) and "Old Stuck Up".
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