21/9 - Two steam engines on the move - to where?

[antharro]

21/9, A31 eastbound at Wimborne, mid afternoon, two HGVs in convoy with escort. One steam engine on each, I think in all black paintwork. Unfortunately I didn't have my dashcam fitted so couldn't look back at the footage to get the numbers. Although the second one was facing backwards! Anyone know where they were going from/to?

 

[jupiter]

One was probably 78018 on loan to Swanage from GCR, don’t know about the second.

 

[matt]

Are you sure the 2nd was not just the tender of 78018?

 

[Flying Phil]

Well 78018 arrived at Loughborough on the 22nd as two parts...here is the locomotive minus tender being shunted at Quorn.