>>1106545>Realistically, is there any chance that it will actually get built? >>1106620>The long answer: noit's certainly plausible, here in Britain we've got some 20+ new build projects on the go with one actually completed and merrily hauling trains up and down the country, with at least three more close to completion.
newbuildsteam.comthe completion of 60163 Tornado (pictured) in 2008 really got the ball rolling for a revival of steam locomotive building to bring back lost classes of locomotives.
it's completion was a stonking great "fuck you" to all the critics who dismissed off the bat as an impossibility
many people may not think the T1 is an ideal choice as a first new build, but if they are successful it will most likely cause a knock on effect like here in Britain, with a bunch more projects popping up