How many new build Steam Engines ?

[Johnuk123]

How many new build steam engines are currently at the construction stage ?

I know quite a few are planned but how many are actually being built even if at the very early stages.

 

[33056]

A quick internet search has just brought up a New Build Steam site and I am rather surprised at the amount of projects listed on there

 

[Johnuk123]

Blimey some ambitious projects under consideration.I hope the Patriot gets built, the sums involved are massive.

With most people having less cash then in recent times I envisage these projects will take longer than planned.

 

[NY Yankee]

Why would they build steam engines if there are more efficient electric and diesel engines? Are they simply building it as a novelty item for railroad museums?

 

[sprinterguy]

Why would they build steam engines if there are more efficient electric and diesel engines? Are they simply building it as a novelty item for railroad museums?

The locos are being constructed by enthusiasts and preservation groups and will be working replicas of loco classes that never made it into preservation originally. Projects such as the 2MT and 3MT tank projects on the Bluebell and Severn Valley Railways respectively are intended to provide locos well suited to operating preserved lines, while some of the larger locos would almost certainly be destined for main line running. These locos are not being built commercially; they are the product of small and dedicated teams of enthusiasts.

An exception to this is the 5AT project, which is an attempt to build a more efficient steam locomotive than was previously possible.