From Phillip Gallimore:
"Also a reply for Jules Richardson on the uk.rec.engines site (I'm not a member, but I think you are). The purple/maroon engine he's thinking of could be at Blist's Hill, and as I recall its not steam but works on blast furnace gas."
Peter
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Thanks Peter (and Phillip!) - that could well be it! I'd actually had a look at the website but came away none the wiser (it's one of those arty- farty sites that's great if you want a "visitor experience" but poor if looking for specific details). I'll email them and ask, though.
I definitely went there years ago - and I did find the site map on their website which seems to match some of my memories (also explaining why the Black Country museum looked so different when I last went - I think half the stuff I remember from there was actually at Blists Hill! :-)
cheers!
Jules
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