Harry Needle Railroad Company
| Private | |
| Industry | Rail |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, United Kingdom |
Area served | UK |
| Products | Locomotive Spot Hire and Maintenance/Repair |
| Services | Mainline and Shunting Locomotive Hire, Maintenance, Repairs and Heavy Overhauls |
| Owner | Harry Needle |
| Subsidiaries | HN Rail Limited |
| Website | www.hnrail.co.uk |
The Harry Needle Railroad Company (HNRC) is a railway spot-hire company,[1] based at Barrow Hill Engine Shed in Derbyshire. The company is also a scrap dealer and has dismantled many railway vehicles, either on site, or at the European Metal Recycling scrapyard in Kingsbury.
Fleet Details
| Key: | Operational | Maintained by HNRC | Withdrawn/Stored | Preserved | Sold for Scrap | Under Repair | Sold for Further Use |
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All locomotives below are owned or were previously owned by HNRC, unless otherwise stated.
N.B. For scrapped locomotives, see below.
| Number | Class | Name | Current Livery | Year Acquired | Previous Owner / Operator | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01515 | 01/5 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Stored at Barrow Hill |
| 01520 | 01/5 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational at Barrow Hill |
| 01526 | 01/5 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Stored at The Wensleydale Railway |
| 01529 | 01/5 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational at The Wensleydale Railway |
| 01530 | 01/5 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational at The Wensleydale Railway |
| 01543 | 01/5 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Stored at The Wensleydale Railway |
| 01544 | 01/5 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Stored at The Wensleydale Railway |
| 01545 | 01/5 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational at The Wensleydale Railway |
| 01546 | 01/5 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Stored at Scunthorpe Steel Works |
| 01547 | 01/5 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational, Long Marston |
| 06003 | 06 | - | BR Blue | 1989 | ex-British Rail | Sold and Preserved at Peak Rail in 2011 |
| 07001 | 07 | - | HNRC Orange | 1989 | ex-British Rail | Sold and Preserved at Peak Rail in 2012 |
| 07013 | 07 | - | BR Blue | 1992 | ex-British Rail | Sold and Preserved at The East Lancashire Railway in 2013 |
| 08389 | 08 | - | EW&S | 2009 | ex-EWS | Stored at Barrow Hill |
| 08481 | 08 | - | BR Blue | 2005 | ex-EWS | Sold and Preserved on Vale of Glamorgan Railway in 2005 |
| 08502 | 08 | - | Non-Standard Blue | - | ex-Industrial | On Exam at HNRC Barrow Hill |
| 08503 | 08 | - | ICI Blue | - | ex-Industrial | Sold, Vale of Glamorgan Railway |
| 08507 | 08 | - | Riviera Oxford Blue | 1993 | ex-British Rail | Sold to Riviera Trains at Crewe in 2013 |
| 08527 | 08 | - | DCE Grey | 2006 | ex-Bombardier | Operational, Allerton |
| 08685 | 08 | - | EW&S | 2009 | ex-EWS | Stored at Barrow Hill |
| 08700 | 08 | - | BR Blue | 2014 | ex-Preserved The East Lancashire Railway | Operational, Bombardier Ilford |
| 08704 | 08 | - | BR Green | 2009 | ex-Industrial | Sold to Riviera Trains at Crewe in 2013 |
| 08707 | 08 | - | BR Blue | 1993 | ex-British Rail | Sold for scrap 2005 |
| 08765 | 08 | - | HN Rail Orange | 2008 | ex-EWS | Awaiting Reactivation at Barrow Hill |
| 08786 | 08 | - | DCE Grey | 2008 | ex-EWS | Stored at Barrow Hill |
| 08818 | 08 | Molly | HNRC Orange | 2000 | ex-EWS | Operational, Trafford Park |
| 08825 | 08 | - | BR Blue | 2005 | ex-EWS | Preserved on the Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway |
| 08834 | 08 | - | Unbranded DRS Oxford Blue | 2010 | ex-DRS | On-exam at HNRC Barrow Hill |
| 08868 | 08 | - | LNWR | 1992 | ex-British Rail | Sold to LNWR at Crewe |
| 08892 | 08 | - | Unbranded DRS Oxford Blue | 2010 | ex-DRS | Operational - Old Dalby Test Track, Ashfordby |
| 08905 | 08 | - | EW&S | 2005 | ex-EWS | Stored at Hope Cement Works, Castleton |
| 08918 | 08 | - | DCE Grey | 2005 | ex-EWS | Stored at Nemesis Rail, Burton-upon-Trent |
| 08924 | 08 | - | HN Rail Orange | 2009 | ex-EWS | Operational, Garston |
| 08936 | 08 | - | HNRC Orange | 1993 | ex-British Rail | Sold to Cotswold Rail in 2004 |
| 08943 | 08 | - | HNRC Orange | - | ex-EWS | Operational, Central Rivers |
| 08944 | 08 | - | Railshunt UK Black | 2015 | ex-Preserved The East Lancashire Railway | Stored at The East Lancashire Railway |
| 08954 | 08 | - | BR Blue | - | ex-EWS | Sold in 2011 (Polmadie) |
| 08956 | 08 | - | Serco Blue | Since 2012 | Owned by Serco | Operational - Old Dalby Test Track, Ashfordby |
| 09012 | 09 | Dick Hardy | Trainload Grey | - | ex-EWS | Sold and Preserved at The Severn Valley Railway in 2012 |
| 09014 | 08 | - | DCE Grey | - | ex-EWS | Stored at Nemesis Rail, Burton-upon-Trent |
| 09019 | 09 | - | BR Green | 2010 | ex-EWS | Sold and Preserved at The West Somerset Railway in 2013 |
| D4092 | 10 | - | BR Green | - | ex-Industrial | Withdrawn/Stored. On Display at Barrow Hill as the loco was based at the Depot under BR |
| 12082 | 11 | - | Early BR green without yellow/black ends | 1992 | ex-Industrial | Sold and Preserved. Renumbered to 12049 in October 2010 as replacement for the fire-damaged Mid Hants machine.[2] |
| 12083 | 11 | - | BR Blue | 1998 | ex-Industrial | Preserved at Battlefield Line in 2006 |
| 12088 | 11 | - | BR Blue | 1992 | ex-Industrial | Withdrawn to the Aln Valley Railway |
| 20016 | 20 | - | BR Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn, Long Marston |
| 20056 | 20 | - | CORUS Yellow | 2005 | ex-Preserved | For Sale - On hire at Scunthorpe Steel Works |
| 20057 | 20 | - | BR Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Sold to Michael Owen in 2013 |
| 20066 | 20 | - | TATA Blue/Yellow | 2004 | ex-DRS | For Sale - On hire at Scunthorpe Steel Works |
| 20073 | 20 | - | BR Blue | 2004 | ex-DRS | Sold for scrap in 2006 |
| 20081 | 20 | - | BR Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn, Long Marston |
| 20087 | 20 | Hercules | BR Blue | 2015 | ex-Preserved The East Lancashire Railway | Stored at The East Lancashire Railway |
| 20088 | 20 | - | RFS Grey | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn, Long Marston |
| 20092 | 20 | - | RFS Grey | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn, Long Marston |
| 20096 | 20 | - | BR Blue | 2011 | ex-Preserved (Trevor Dean) | Mainline Operational |
| 20105 | 20 | - | RFS Grey | 2005 | ex-DRS | Scrapped in 2010 |
| 20107 | 20 | - | BR Blue | 2006 | ex-Preserved | Mainline Operational |
| 20110 | 20 | - | BR Green | 2013 | ex-Preserved South Devon Railway | Operational/Stored at Scunthorpe Steel Works. |
| 20118 | 20 | Saltburn By The Sea | BR Railfreight Red Stripe | 2010 | ex-Preserved South Devon Railway and North Norfolk Railway | Mainline Operational |
| 20121 | 20 | - | HN Rail Orange | 2005 | ex-DRS | Stored at Barrow Hill |
| 20132 | 20 | Barrow Hill Depot | Railfreight Grey/Red Solebar | 2005 | ex-DRS | Mainline Operational |
| 20166 | 20 | - | HN Rail Orange | 1995 | ex-Preserved Bodmin and Wenford Railway | Due for a return to traffic at The Wensleydale Railway |
| 20168 | 20 | Sir George Earle | White with Purple sole bar and full yellow ends | 2001 | ex-EWS | Operational - On hire at Hope Cement Works |
| 20215 | 20 | - | Railfreight Grey/Red Solebar | 2005 | ex-DRS | Scrapped by CF Booth Limited, Rotherham in 2009 |
| 20311 | 20 | - | HN Rail Orange | 2011 | ex-DRS | Mainline Operational |
| 20314 | 20 | - | HN Rail Orange | 2011 | ex-DRS | Mainline Operational |
| 20901 | 20 | - | GBRf Blue & Gold | 2005 | ex-DRS | Mainline Operational with GBRf |
| 20902 | 20 | - | DRS Blue | 2004 | ex-DRS | Sold for scrap in 2010 |
| 20903 | 20 | - | Unbranded DRS Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Stored at Nemesis Rail, Burton-upon-Trent |
| 20904 | 20 | - | Unbranded DRS Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Stored at Nemesis Rail, Burton-upon-Trent |
| 20905 | 20 | - | GBRf Blue & Gold | 2005 | ex-DRS | Mainline Operational with GBRf |
| 20906 | 20 | - | White with full yellow Ends | 2005 | ex-DRS | Operational - On hire at Hope Cement Works |
| 31113 | 31 | - | Civil Engineers | 2004 | ex-EWS | Sold for scrap in 2008 |
| 31465 | 31 | - | Regional Railways | 2003 | ex-EWS | Sold to Network Rail in 2008 |
| 31514 | 31 | - | Civil Engineers | 2004 | ex-EWS | Preserved on Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in 2005 |
| 33002 | 33 | - | Civil Engineers | 2004 | ex-DRS | Preserved on South Devon Railway in 2005 |
| 33008 | 33 | - | BR Green | 2004 | ex-DRS | Preserved at Battlefield Line |
| 33019 | 33 | - | Civil Engineers | 2002 | ex-EWS | Preserved at Battlefield Line |
| 33053 | 33 | - | Trainload Aggregates | 2004 | ex-DRS | Preserved on Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway in 2006 |
| 33057 | 33 | - | Civil Engineers | 2004 | ex-DRS | Preserved on West Somerset Railway in 2005 |
| 33202 | 33 | The Burma Star | Civil Engineers | 2002 | ex-EWS | Sold to Fragonset Railways in 2003 |
| 33203 | 33 | - | Railfreight Distribution | 2004 | ex-DRS | Sold for scrap in 2006 |
| 37010 | 37 | - | Civil Engineers | 2005 | ex-EWS | Sold for scrap in 2007 |
| 37029 | 37 | - | BR Green | 2008 | ex-DRS | Preserved on Epping Ongar Railway in 2010 |
| 37037 | 37 | - | Trainload Metals | 2003 | ex-EWS | Preserved on South Devon Railway in 2004 |
| 37057 | 37 | Viking | EW&S | 2009 | ex-EWS | Sold and Preserved at Barrow Hill Engine Shed in 2012 |
| 37068 | 37 | - | Railfreight Distribution | 2005 | ex-DRS | Sold for scrap in 2005 |
| 37079 | 37 | - | Railfreight Distribution | 2001 | ex-EWS | Sold for scrap in 2008 |
| 37087 | 37 | Vulcan Avro B1 & B2 | HNRC Orange | 2002 | ex-EWS | Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2005; then scrapped by CF Booth Limited, Rotherham in 2013 |
| 37100 | 37 | - | Network Yellow | 2006 | ex-EWS | Reinstated for use with Network Rail in 2007 as 97301 |
| 37131 | 37 | - | Trainload Grey | 2005 | ex-EWS | Preserved at Peak Rail in 2005 |
| 37170 | 37 | - | Network Yellow | 2005 | ex-EWS | Reinstated for use with Network Rail in 2008 as 97302 |
| 37178 | 37 | - | Network Yellow | 2005 | ex-EWS | Reinstated for use with Network Rail in 2008 as 97303 |
| 37194 | 37 | Neil Webster 1957-2001 | HNRC Orange | 2002 | ex-EWS | Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2005 |
| 37201 | 37 | - | Civil Engineers (Trans-Rail) | 2002 | ex-EWS | Preserved at Barrow Hill Engine Shed in 2004 |
| 37214 | 37 | - | BR Blue | 2006 | ex-Preserved | Sold to West Coast Railway Company in 2006 |
| 37217 | 37 | John Tiley | Network Yellow | 2006 | ex-EWS | Reinstated for use with Network Rail in 2008 as 97304 |
| 37220 | 37 | - | EW&S | 2006 | ex-EWS | Sold for scrap 2007 |
| 37227 | 37 | - | Trainload Gray | 2002 | ex-EWS | Preserved on Battlefield Line in 2003 |
| 37235 | 37 | - | Trainload Grey | 2002 | ex-EWS | Scrapped in 2008 |
| 37242 | 37 | - | Mainline Freight | 2002 | ex-EWS | Sold for scrap in 2005 |
| 37254 | 37 | - | Civil Engineers | 2001 | ex-EWS | Sold for preservation in 2003 |
| 37275 | 37 | - | BR Blue | 2012 | ex-Preserved | Sold and Preserved on South Devon Railway in 2013 |
| 37334 | 37 | - | Railfreight Distribution | 2005 | ex-DRS | Sold for scrap in 2005 |
| 37415 | 37 | - | EW&S | 2009 | ex-EWS | Sold for scrap in 2013 |
| 37428 | 37 | Loch Long / Loch Awe | Royal Scotsman | 2009 | ex-EWS | Scrapped by CF Booth Limited, Rotherham in 2013 |
| 37503 | 37 | - | EW&S | 2011 | ex-EWS | Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2013 |
| 37510 | 37 | - | Intercity | 2003 | ex-EWS | Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2005 |
| 37515 | 37 | - | HNRC Orange | 2003 | ex-EWS | Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2005, Scrapped in 2010 |
| 37521 | 37 | English China Clays | EW&S | 2011 | ex-EWS | Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2013 |
| 37667 | 37 | - | EW&S | 2005 | ex-EWS | Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2006 |
| 37670 | 37 | DBS Red | 2011 | ex-DBS | Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2013 | |
| 37672 | 37 | - | Trans-Rail | 2006 | ex-EWS | Scrapped in December 2010 |
| 37680 | 37 | - | Trainload Aggregates | 2006 | ex-EWS | Scrapped on Christmas Eve, 2010 |
| 37696 | 37 | - | Trans-Rail | 2008 | ex-EWS | Sold for scrap in 2013 |
| 37704 | 37 | - | EW&S | 2005 | ex-EWS | Scrapped in 2009 |
| 37898 | 37 | - | Trans-Rail | 2004 | ex-EWS | Scrapped by European Metal Recycling in 2011 |
| 37902 | 37 | - | Trainload Metals | 2005 | ex-DRS | Sold for scrap in 2005 |
| 45112 | 45 | Royal Army Ordnance Corps | BR Blue | - | ex-Preserved | Sold to Nemesis Rail, Burton-upon-Trent |
| 47245 | 47 | - | Railfreight Distribution | 2003 | ex-EWS | Sold to West Coast Railway Company in 2004 |
| 47492 | 47 | - | Rail Express Systems | 2003 | ex-EWS | Sold to West Coast Railway Company in 2010 |
| 47703 | 47 | Saint Mungo | Fragonset Railways | 2008 | ex-Cotswold Rail | Operational - On Hire to Wabtec at Doncaster for ETS Testing/Supply on VTEC Class 91 sets. |
| 47714 | 47 | - | Anglia Railways Green | 2008 | ex-Cotswold Rail | Operational - Based at Old Dalby Test Track, Ashfordby |
| 47715 | 47 | Poseidon | Fragonset Railways | 2013 | ex-Preserved | Operational at The Wensleydale Railway |
| 47768 | 47 | - | Green Primer | 2005 | ex-EWS | Preserved on Vale of Glamorgan Railway in 2005. Bought and stored by West Coast Railway Company in 2011 |
| 47769 | 47 | Resolve | Virgin CrossCountry | 2013 | ex-Riviera Trains | Under Repair at Barrow Hill |
| 47812 | 47 | - | Riviera Oxford Blue | Since 2014 | Owned by Riviera Trains | Mainline Operational with GBRf |
| 47815 | 47 | Great Western | Riviera Oxford Blue | Since 2014 | Owned by Riviera Trains | Mainline Operational with GBRf |
| 47829 | 47 | - | British Transport Police | 2008 | ex-Riviera Trains | Scrapped by CF Booth Limited, Rotherham in 2013 |
| 47843 | 47 | Vulcan | Riviera Oxford Blue | Since 2014 | Owned by Riviera Trains | Mainline Operational with GBRf |
| 47847 | 47 | - | BR Large Logo Blue | Since 2015 | Owned by Riviera Trains | Mainline Operational with GBRf |
| 47848 | 47 | Titan Star | Riviera Oxford Blue | Since 2015 | Owned by Riviera Trains | Mainline Operational with GBRf |
| D9016 | 55 | Gordon Highlander | BR Green | 2008 | ex-Preserved | Sold to Martin Walker in 2009 |
| 56029 | 56 | - | Trans-Rail | 2005 | ex-EWS | Sold to Jarvis in 2005 |
| 56034 | 56 | - | Load-Haul | 2005 | ex-EWS | Sold to Jarvis in 2005 |
| 56045 | 56 | - | Load-Haul | 2004 | ex-EWS | Sold to Jarvis in 2005 |
| 56124 | 56 | - | Trans-Rail | 2004 | ex-EWS | Sold to Jarvis in 2005 |
| 57005 | 57 | - | Advenza Freight Blue | 2009 | ex-Advenza Freight | Sold to West Coast Railway Company in 2011 |
| 57006 | 57 | - | Advenza Freight Blue | 2009 | ex-Advenza Freight | Sold to West Coast Railway Company in 2011 |
| 73141 | 73 | - | InterCity Executive | 2002 | ex-EWS | Sold to Network Rail in 2003 |
Scrapped locomotives
The company has dismantled over thirty Class 47 locomotives
HNRC also operates as a scrap dealer, dismantling redundant locomotives and rolling stock, either on site, or at the scrapyard in Kingsbury. Details of all locomotives scrapped are shown below. Those listed in bold were dismantled at Kingsbury.
Locomotives for scrap
- 08448, 08449, 08607, 08666
- 20145
- 37222, 37711, 37713, 37889
Locomotives scrapped
| Class | Locomotive Numbers | Totals |
|---|---|---|
| Class 08: | 08216, 08239, 08390, 08542, 08576, 08601, 08625, 08634, 08668, 08692, 08707, 08723, 08817, 08829, 08932, 08957 |
16 |
| Class 11: | 12074, 12098 | 2 |
| Class 20: | 20105, 20113, 20159, 20175, 20902' | 5 |
| Class 31: | 31125, 31147, 31168, 31174, 31196, 31229, 31263, 31275, 31282, 31283, 31286, 31299, 31306, 31308, 31320, 31428, 31516, 31541, 31548 |
19 |
| Class 33: | 33023, 33038, 33205 | 3 |
| Class 37: | 37013, 37045, 37048, 37063, 37070, 37072, 37078, 37095, 37098, 37111, 37133, 37138, 37141, 37209, 37252, 37331, 37332, 37343, 37345, 37359, 37384, 37715, 37903 |
23 |
| Class 47: | 47095, 47125, 47188, 47213, 47218, 47221, 47238, 47256, 47283, 47294, 47297, 47300, 47331, 47341, 47344, 47361, 47462, 47478, 47515, 47535, 47539, 47634, 47702, 47711, 47745, 47764, 47766, 47774, 47775, 47777, 47778, 47779, 47829, 47844, 47971 |
35 |
| Class 50: | 50023 | 1 |
| Class 56: | 56019, 56047, 56123, 56135 | 4 |
| Class 73: | 73004 | 1 |
| Class 86: | 86611, 86631 | 2 |
| Class 87: | 87101 | 1 |
| TOTAL: | 108 | |
References
- ↑ Railfest2004, accessed 13 August 2008
- ↑ "End of the Line: Withdrawn & Stored Locomotives UK". www.wnxx.com. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
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