Phil Copleston

Members

1 Follower

Location
Launceston, Cornwall
Interests
S scale 1:64 - its the perfect size and delightfully idiosyncratic! Cambrian, light railways, industrial, narrow gauge and American shortlines. Also 1:152 2mm Finescale and 2mmNG, and some overseas modelling in 1:160 N scale.

1,716 profile views

Phil Copleston

Union Pacific continue 'Big Boy' restoration discussions with Southern California Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society ('Trains' mag NewsWire, 2 Jan 2013)
- January 2, 2013
1. Horsetan
  
  OMG! That...is going to cost a fortune :-O. Will probably make "Flying Scotsman" costs pale into insignificance!
  
  January 3, 2013
2. Phil Copleston
  
  It certainly will, Horsetan. As I understand it, restoration to mainline running condition of UP #4014 (the Chapter's 'Big Boy) will cost in the region of US$5 million, which may in part be funded by UP, a third party, and recovery of investment through system-wide railtours (20 coach trains x $300 a head), which, given the legendary status of Big Boys, can be expected to be rapidly booked out for the first few years. A motivation for all this is to have an iconic Big Boy in...
  
  January 3, 2013
3. Phil Copleston
  
  (sorry, message cut off) A motivation for all this is to have an iconic Big Boy in operation for the 150th anniversary of the completion of the US trans-continental railroad in 2019. (All this info came from 'Trains' magazine online NewsWire, to which I subscribe.) I'll keep you posted on any breaking news!
  
  January 3, 2013
4. Show next comments 3 more