[Silver Fox Phil]

Well hello David and a warm welcome to the forum. You have chosen a very emotive subject regarding this world famous locomotive. It's history is probably the most talked about of all the locomotives in preservation and the passions run high. The cost of the current overhaul has now exceeded three million pounds (including the cost by the NRM to purchase this icon of railway history) however the completion of its current overhaul is far from guaranteed, and it remains untouched for months while waiting its fate!
Will it be completed? I believe it will and eventually it will be back on the main line, but the cost of doing so has been huge! We could have built a brand new one by now and have a replica representing a mounted original in the NRM.
Anyway a very interesting subject that many have written stories on, and no doubt many more to come. Enjoy and I look forward to your input.
All the best
Phil