Comment by adav

In the UK, there's a privately-owned steam train that runs on the National Rail network. It was built from scratch starting in the 90s and completed around 2008. You can read about the history of the project here https://www.a1steam.com

The aspect of it that I found most interesting is how they solved engineering and manufacturing problems. These issues were commonplace in the heyday of steam, but few-to-no companies have the capacity or skills to complete them in the modern day.

It fun imagining what the equivalent will be for our generation. An iPhone which no-one knows how, or has the capacity, to recreate in less than 100 years!?

Edit: spelling