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  1. Hirn liked MellishR's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    It was fair enough that they took some time to work out exactly what had happened, but The Tornado Telegraph No. 93, from May 2018, said "On conclusion of the investigation we will publish an update on the key findings." Have we ever seen that?...

    Apr 19, 2024 at 12:48 PM

  2. Hirn replied to the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    This ia another point I have wondered about - in particular in connection with the new build 47xx, the large boilered GWR 2-8-0, 5ft 8in driving wheels - is could the speed limit be raised with balancing on modern principles and general...

    Apr 19, 2024 at 12:43 PM

  3. Hirn liked garth manor's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    90 mph gives more options on the modern railway.

    Apr 19, 2024 at 9:22 AM

  4. Hirn replied to the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.

    I also would be interested to know of a report or simply any more details. There seems to be a deafening silence on quite what the considerations were that appear to have stopped any further 90 mph running. With freight trains speeding up, being...

    Apr 18, 2024 at 9:40 PM

  5. Hirn replied to the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.

    There is recurrently valuable stuff in the remarks when people rose on discussion after the papers were delivered to the Engineering Institutions. One of the things in steamindex.com is that Kevin Jones who originally created it was well aware of...

    Apr 18, 2024 at 8:49 AM

  6. Hirn liked huochemi's post in the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.

    Thank you Ian. It is somewhat ironic that more recent technology does not employ horns at all, even on powered axles. The De Glehn bogie with inverted leaf springs seems to be particularly kind on the axleboxes as no load is transmitted through...

    Apr 18, 2024 at 8:39 AM

  7. Hirn liked 21B's post in the thread Heritage Railway Governance.

    Thanks to @Lineisclear for some very clear posts. As an observation on the business model, I would say that it has been clear for a very long time that the business model relied on significant external funds beyond the fare box and the...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 7:27 PM

  8. Hirn liked Lineisclear's post in the thread Heritage Railway Governance.

    Short answer Tom....Yes! As the NYMR Finance Director has wryly observed conflicting logic in tax law is not unusual so please don't ask me to justify it from that angle. The nearest I could get is that the admission charge involves transport...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 7:21 PM

  9. Hirn liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Many years ago I had go for work purposes to a place in the South Hams. I claimed - and was paid - for a steam train ride on the Paignton - Kingswear line and the ferry across to Dartmouth! And the return journey...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 7:04 PM

  10. Hirn liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Rapid evolution rather than revolution definitely a good aspiration. We must wait to see how members vote. There are of course many possible interpretations whenever votes are cast unless the question being voted on is very specific, but I think...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 6:45 PM

  11. Hirn liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    We do need existing trustees on board, as they do have important information for continuity. However, that also requires that they accept the membership's choice and work with those new members, rather than keeping them at a distance or worse.

    Apr 17, 2024 at 6:44 PM

  12. Hirn liked Collett Goods's post in the thread No smoke without coal?.

    Coal will still be produced all over the world. Instead of using prime Welsh steam coal and hard coal from other now closed open cast mines the heritage movement will import coal pay more and increase our carbon footprint.

    Apr 17, 2024 at 5:58 PM

  13. Hirn liked Isambard!'s post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I think that you are playing semantics. Ultimately the overall boss is responsible, how he handles that is on his neck. Sent from my SM-T575 using Tapatalk

    Apr 17, 2024 at 2:07 PM

  14. Hirn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Something like this happened when Chapelon died: he had provided for his papers including everything that would have been included in the never published, second volume, the calculations, revised in the 1950s of his magnum opus " La Locomotive a...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 2:04 PM

  15. Hirn liked gwralatea's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    In all seriousness - and admittedly as I'm no longer a member it's quite literally not my trainset, though I remain an EA shareholder - there is probably nothing more important for anyone on the line to be doing except those with direct...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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