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Steam locomotive on the M6.

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Last night (Tuesday the 15th of October), I was on my way to Cammel Laird's at Birkenhead, when I passed a steam engine on the back of a low loader. I passed it at junction 31 (Preston A59) it was heading south at approx 2215. It appeared to be maroon in colour and looked to be an 0-6-0. As I was driving I couldn't get a better look at it.

My questions are:-
1) Does anyone know what it was?
2) Does anyone know where it was heading from and to?
 
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Not to sure. I was doing seventy and paying more attention to the road, so only managed to glance at it.
 
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I think Cumbria was already back at Embsay, but has Wheldale been sent off for overhaul or is that happening in-house?
 
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Ploughman said:
Elsewhere I have seen a comment that Lindsay is now at Andrew Goodmans yard in the Midlands.
No idea if it is to remain there or move on somewhere else.
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Looking at pictures of Lindsay, it is quite possible that was the locomotive I saw. The back of the loco is remarkably similar. Ta very much.
 
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Confirmed on Facebook it was Lindsay, being transported to a new location following her sale to James Bunch Jnr. Overhaul to begin shortly.
 
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There is an article about it in the November issue of The Railway Magazine.

According to the article, Mr. Bunch is going to return it to steam.
 
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