> How many keep operating on tourist lines as the number of people remember them remains to be seen. Even in the United States, while ridership remains high of

> How many keep operating on tourist lines as the number of people remember them remains to be seen. Even in the United States, while ridership remains high of tourist lines, fewer and fewer people have the skills to maintain a steam engine Puffing Billy [1] in Victoria, Australia, gets parts custom machined from a number of machine shops around the country, and even gets time 'donated' from Navy personnel who are trained and licensed to operate and maintain steam engines to supplement the full-time and volunteer staff it has. The entire line is now purely a tourist attraction. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffing_Billy_Railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffing_Billy_Railway