How many steam loco's are there in preservation in the UK?

Question

How many steam loco's are there in preservation in the UK?

Answer 1

Hundreds.

Answer 2

i would suggest contacting editor of steamrailway mag. for a more informed answer.

Answer 3

I don't know the exact number but it's around a thousand. A large percentage are in working order but some are in process of restoration.

A couple of links below that may give you more precise info:

Answer 4

I don't know, but most of the preserved railways have at least five or six.

Answer 5

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=H...

Answer 6

Too many to count individually or per preserved placement (e.g. railway of museum) because most preserved engines are owned either by the state (i.e. NRM), societies (E.g. Great Western Society), but all the rest are privately owned.

Although i don't know the total number, the GWR has the most preserved, followed by the LNER, LMS then SR.

Answer 7

about 10 thousand if you include, steam lorries, traction engines, stephensons and trains. Try looking in steam magazine for a proper answer

Answer 8

Preserved UK Railway Locomotives Database currently contains records of 2799 locomotives

http://www.heritagerailways.com/rlylocos...

I am not claiming this to be a great answer, but it might be the best that you'll get