While a multitude of steam locomotives have been scrapped due to dieselization, there are many projects run by steam enthusiasts who are working to rebuild some of these scrapped locomotives for their love of steam and posterity.
List of New Builds[]
Australia[]
- South Australian Railways Z class No. 199
- Victorian Railways V Class No. V499
- South Australian Railways X class No. X51
Ireland[]
- NCC Class W #105
Netherlands[]
Standard Gauge[]
- Noord-Brabantsch-Duitsche Spoorweg-Maatschappij Duke of Brabant (NS 3500)
Narrow Gauge[]
- RTM 37 'Backertje' (replica of the original engine)
United Kingdom[]
Standard Gauge[]
- LNER Class P2 No. 2007 "Prince of Wales" (Most Popular)
- LNER Class P2 No. 2001 "Cock O' the North" mockup (Planned for Construction)
- GWR 6800 Class No. 6880 "Betton Grange"
- GWR 1000 Class No. 1014 "County of Glamorgan"
- LNER Class V4 No. 3403 "Highlander" (Starts construction after the Prince of Wales)
- LNER Claude Hamilton No. 8783 "Phoenix" (Beginning Construction)
- LMS Patriot Class No. 5551 "The Unknown Warrior"
- LNWR George the Fifth class 2013 "Prince George"
- BR Standard Class 6 No. 72010 "Hengist"
- GWR 3800 Class No. 3840 "County of Montgomery"
- GWR 4700 Class No. 4709
- BR Standard Class 3 (2-6-2T) #82045
- LNER F5 Class No. 789
- LNER G5 Class No. 1759
- LNWR 7ft "Large Bloomer" Class No. 670
- GCR Class 2 No. 567
- Highland Railway Ben Class No. 54398 Ben Alder (Planned)
- M&GN C Class.
- LSWR Class T1.
Narrow Gauge[]
- Corris Railway No. 10
- "James Spooner" A New Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie
- Ffestiniog Railway No. 3 ”Mountaineer”
Minimum Gauge[]
United States of America[]
Standard Gauge[]
- Pennsylvania Railroad Class T1 No. 5550 (The Largest new-build steam locomotive in the world)
- ??????????????? (Railroad Heritage of Midwest America, Silvis, Illinois; a member of the group revealed in late 2022 that they are planning on building a brand new steam locomotive in Silvis in the future. No confirmation on what they will be building)
- Mockup of Norfolk and Western Y6b No. 2174 (Planned by the Fans of the No. 2174).
- Virginia and Truckee No. 1 "Lyon"
Narrow Gauge[]
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway No. 11 (Project Website)
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad No. 36