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Funds from Firewood

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by sleepermonster, Jun 18, 2009.

  1. sleepermonster

    sleepermonster Member

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    I spotted a note in a society magazine the other day to the effect that they had made over £2000 in a winter season by selling logs from lineside clearance for firewood. Could your railway make money in this way? Log burning stoves are getting very popular.

    Does the recovery train count as commercial freight?

    Tim
     
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    60017 Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    You could also stick something nice on the front and turn it into a 'photo-charter log recovery train' and make even more dosh !
     
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    richards Part of the furniture

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    Would make a good PR opportunity as well, showing the railway being "green".

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    Unless of course you are chopping a tree of 'significant historic interest.' Didn't the 'greenies' get upset and protest about the big railway felling some trees on an embankment somewhere in the South-East a few years ago ?
     
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    Yes - that was Connex who paid to clear trees from the cutting round the back of Brighton/Hove. It was to improve reliability in the leaf fall season.
     
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    Not a bad idea that!
     
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    A few years ago some Scout camp sites felled a few trees and started selling the timber as firewood.
    Customs & Excise deemed this to be fuel and asked for 17.5% VAT.
     
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    pmh_74 Part of the furniture

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    Er... not doubting the story but check the detail - there's a reduced rate of VAT on domestic heating fuel.
     
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  9. West Somerset Wizard

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    See http://www.wsr.org.uk/cgi-bin/gallery.c ... =log+train :)

    Steve
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    Now that's what you call a log pile. My neighbour reckons that about 10 tonnes of logs (not sure how many trees that is) will see him through the year and will save about £800 on energy costs - he doesn't pay for the trees that he fells so it is very cost effective. EVR sell logs.
     
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