Hirn's Recent Activity
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Hirn replied to the thread The 10A Allocation.
Heritage Railways in general? Believing the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway have a policy of hiring in steam engines, I found myself wondering what might be available to hire out to them - on the basis that anything larger than a small...
Oct 29, 2024 at 11:34 AM -
Hirn liked Steve's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
What some people seem to be suggesting is that a railway puts away money in an account to pay for the overhaul, a bit like I and others might do when putting monthly amounts away to pay for the next car to replace the worn out existing one. That...
Oct 25, 2024 at 8:05 PM -
Hirn liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Here's the 2 general views I've got ready access to, the rest, like block plans and building layouts are buried very deeply in a chest full of god knows what, out in the office! Of course what really put the kybosh on this was NR's insistence of...
Oct 25, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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Hirn liked Paul Grant's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Glad i'm not the only one who remembers the art-deco proposal.
Oct 25, 2024 at 2:25 AM -
Hirn replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
If i'm right that the Britannia means the very small, green shunting engine the Howards and and used themselves at their Britannia Works, Bedford, I think more use would be good for it. Some regular use - every two months? - is a good thing:...
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Hirn liked johnofwessex's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
[ATTACH] Solved!
Oct 24, 2024
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Hirn liked ghost's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Too many Mars bars does that to a man :)
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Hirn liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Thanks Peter - I was misinformed ;) I think the baffle itself is pretty secure, it holds on a couple of lugs on the outside so has a very precise alignment. Overall, the loco has performed very well right from the off - something like 20...
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Hirn liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Strathspey Railway.
LNER and cheap are not two words I expect to see in the same sentence.
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Hirn liked simon's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
They have agreed to pay, payments are still to be made.
Oct 24, 2024
