F ▁type ▁ 2 - 8 - 0 ▁ ▁fre ight ▁locomot ives ▁for ▁the ▁War ▁Department . ▁The ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 3 9 ▁steam ▁locomot ives ▁built ▁there ▁was ▁L MS R ▁ 2 - 8 - 0 ▁No . ▁ 8 6 7 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁it ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Electric ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁three ▁experimental ▁dies el - elect ric ▁sh un ters ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁Ash ford ▁Works ▁continued ▁manufact uring ▁a ▁further ▁series ▁of ▁ 3 5 0   hp ▁ 0 - 6 - 0 ▁dies el - elect ric ▁sh un ters . ▁Under ▁British ▁Rail ways ▁Ash ford ▁Works ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Region ▁prototype ▁ 1 Co - Co 1 ▁dies el ▁electric ▁locomot ives ▁of ▁the ▁D 1 6 / 2 ▁class ▁number ed ▁ 1 0 2 0 1 ▁and ▁ 1 0 2 0 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁all ▁locomot ive ▁production ▁and ▁rep airs ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁East le igh . ▁ ▁Lo comot ive ▁classes ▁built ▁at ▁Ash ford ▁ ▁The ▁class ▁letters ▁were ▁all otted ▁to ▁older ▁classes ▁by ▁James ▁St ir ling ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁Class es ▁without ▁such ▁a ▁letter ▁were ▁either ▁ext inct , ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁withdraw al ▁at ▁that ▁date . ▁ ▁Alt ogether , ▁Ash ford ▁built