How much does a passenger train cost to buy?

Answer 1

A brand new HST 125 like the First Geat Western ones will probablby set you back about 4 - 5 million pounds brand new after you've has it designed, constructed and delivered which will also take an emense amount of time.

You could possibly pick up a second-hand one for £600 K if your lucky but prices for pre-owned locomotives are hard to estimate because it is a fairly un-popular market since airlines have been around.

If you we're aiming to set-up a train comapny - bear in mind that it's not just the trains that you have to pay for. You would have to pay for liecencing and insurance. You would also have to pay track, route and station hire and rent to Network Rail and this would set you back million's per year.