Riley and Son

Riley & Son (E) Ltd, is a railway locomotive engineering and refurbishment company, based in Bury, Greater Manchester.

Under its previous guise as Ian Riley Engineering, it operated as a spot-hire company. The company has been a leader in main line steam haulage for some time, being one of the pioneers of fitting air brake, TPWS and OTMR equipment to their locomotives.

Ian Riley Engineering

Under the original name of Ian Riley Engineering, the company used to own a fleet of Class 37 diesel locomotives. But due to lack of work, they were gradually sold to other operators. The final four locomotives were sold to the West Coast Railway Company in May 2004.

Fleet

Key: In service Under overhaul/restoration Under repair Withdrawn Stored Sold for scrap Sold for further use
Number Class Name Year Acquired by Riley & Son (E) Ltd Previous Owner Livery Status
37038 37 2000 ex-EWS Civil Engineers Sold to Direct Rail Services, 2003, where it is currently operational.
37073 37 2003 ex-EWS Trans-Rail Scrapped in 2003
37197 37 2000 ex-EWS IRE Two Tone Green Scrapped by Direct Rail Services in 2012.
37235 37 2002 ex-EWS Trainload Grey Scrapped by Harry Needle Railroad Company in 2008.
37261 37 2001 ex-EWS BR Green Sold to WCRC, 2004; then onto Direct Rail Services, where it has since been stripped for spares. Sold to The Scottish Thirty Seven Group for long-term restoration and moved from Barrow Hill to Bo'ness in July 2015.
37334 37 2001 ex-EWS Railfreight Distribution Scrapped by CF Booth Limited in 2005.
37423 37 2003 ex-EWS Trans-Rail Sold to WCRC, 2004; then onto Direct Rail Services, where it is currently operational.
37518 37 Fort William/An Gearasdan 2011 Steven Beniston Intercity Swallow Mainline operational - Sold to WCRC in 2013
35009 SR Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 Shaw Savill ex-Woodham Brothers Stored dismantled, previously up for sale.[1] Riley has now taken on the restoration, expected to be restored to British Railways Express Passenger Blue
35018 SR Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 British India Line Jeremy Hosking Sold to David Smith at West Coast Railways Carnforth and undergoing restoration to mainline standard.
44871 LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 Previously "Sovereign" 2007 The Beet Family (Dr Peter Beet) BR Lined Mixed-Traffic Black Mainline operational, regular on rail tours such as The Jacobite
45212 LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 - BR Lined Mixed-Traffic Black Undergoing Overhaul, On 5 year loan agreement which will see it operate on the national network.
45407 LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 The Lancashire Fusilier 1997 Paddy Smith BR Lined Mixed-Traffic Black Mainline operational, regular on rail tours such as The Jacobite
76079 BR 'Standard 4' Class 4MT 2-6-0 1998 Derek Foster BR Lined Mixed-Traffic Black Sold to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, 27 August 2009

References

  1. Riley, Ian. "For sale: Loco No. 35009 'Shaw Saville' ". [sic] (advertisement). Riley & Son (E) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-06-02.

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