Re: Economics of restoring a locomotive

snowtownbob Wrote:
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> Here's what you do. When the children leave home,
> Sell the big city house and downsize to a country
> cottage near a preserved railway. In UK you might
> be able to bank half to one million, or more on
> which you can comfortably live provided you avoid
> Ferraris and High Society.
>
> Now volunteer on a preserved railway, for little
> or no pay. You will acquire a whole new social
> life, of like minded, efficient, friendly, and
> intelligent people, who have really satisfying
> work.
>
> And that's how it's done. High powered and
> overworked executives go back to being simple
> machinists -- often they survive for years.
>
> Bob Gartside


Good advise Bob. We have some retired fellows at the WW&f who have more fun now than they had working!

Stewart