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Hirn's Recent Activity
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Hirn liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Tax law operates in its own universe, so I see little hope in that! The language used has been that of the “entire operation”, not “control”. I struggle with the interpretation, but tend to see that as being another example of where the nature...
Jun 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM -
Hirn liked 35B's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
I almost agree. I think diesel preservationists are well aware of this, and finding the bills coming in for their increasingly delicate steeds. I'm less sure that all of the railways that host them have adapted to that reality. But then I...
Jun 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM -
Hirn liked johnofwessex's post in the thread No smoke without coal?.
Interesting that 60 or so years later David Wardale was pointing out that the major inefficiency in (coal fired) steam loco's is the unburnt fuel loss and the SECR never asked the question of how do we keep the coal in the firebox and not throw...
Jun 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
