Harry Needle Railroad Company

Harry Needle Railroad Company

Company type	Private
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	?
Headquarters	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK
Area served	UK
Products	Locomotive hire
Website	www.hnrail.co.uk

The Harry Needle Railroad Company (HNRC) is a railway spot-hire company, 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Key:	Operational	Withdrawn	Preserved	Sold for scrap	Under repair	Sold for further use

N.B. For scrapped locomotives, see below.

Number	Class	Name	Livery	Year Acquired	Previous Owner	Status
01515	015	-	D.L.O. Pink with White stripe	2014	ex-Military Surplus	Operational at Barrow Hill
01520	015	-	D.L.O. Pink with White stripe	2014	ex-Military Surplus	Operational at Barrow Hill
01526	015	-	D.L.O. Pink with White stripe	2014	ex-Military Surplus	Stored Operational
01529	015	-	D.L.O. Pink with White stripe	2014	ex-Military Surplus	Operational, VolkerRail Thameslink Project, Hornsey
01530	015	-	D.L.O. Pink with White stripe	2014	ex-Military Surplus	Stored Operational
01543	015	-	D.L.O. Pink with White stripe	2014	ex-Military Surplus	Stored Operational
01544	015	-	D.L.O. Pink with White stripe	2014	ex-Military Surplus	Stored Operational
01545	015	-	D.L.O. Pink with White stripe	2014	ex-Military Surplus	Stored Operational
01546	015	-	D.L.O. Pink with White stripe	2014	ex-Military Surplus	Stored Operational
01547	015	-	D.L.O. Pink with White stripe	2014	ex-Military Surplus	Stored Operational
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	2000	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	Operational at Barrow Hill
08503	08	-	ICI Blue	-	ex-Industrial	Preserved on Vale of Glamorgan Railway
08507	08	-	Riviera Oxford Blue	1993	ex-British Rail	Sold to Riviera Trains at Crewe in 2013
08527	08	-	Trainload Grey	2006	ex-Bombardier	Operational, Allerton
08576	08	-	BR Blue	2003	ex-EWS	Stored on Battlefield Line
08668	08	-	BR Blue	2000	ex-EWS	Withdrawn
08685	08	-	EW&S	2000	ex-EWS	Stored at Barrow Hill
08700	08	-	BR Blue	2014	ex-EWS	Under Repair at Barrow Hill
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	-	EW&S	-	ex-EWS	Stored at Nemesis Rail, Burton-upon-Trent
08786	08	-	Trainload Grey	2000	ex-British Rail	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	Operational - Based at Old Dalby Test Track, Ashfordby
08868	08	-	LNWR	1992	ex-British Rail	Sold to LNWR at Crewe
08892	08	-	Unbranded DRS Oxford Blue	2010	ex-DRS	Operational, VolkerRail Thameslink Project, Hornsey
08905	08	-	EW&S		ex-EWS	Stored at Hope Cement Works, Castleton
08918	08	-	HNRC Orange	-	ex-EWS	Operational
08924	08	-	HN Rail Orange	-	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
08954	08	-	BR Blue	-	ex-EWS	Operational, Polmadie
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
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.
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	Operational - On hire at TATA Steel Works, Scunthorpe
20057	20	-	BR Blue	2005	ex-DRS	Sold to Michael Owen in 2013
20066	20	-	TATA Blue/Yellow	2004	ex-DRS	Operational - On hire at TATA Steel Works, Scunthorpe
20073	20	-	BR Blue	2004	ex-DRS	Sold for scrap in 2006
20081	20	-	BR Blue	2005	ex-DRS	Withdrawn, Long Marston
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	Stored 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	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	Due for a return to traffic
20904	20	-	Unbranded DRS Blue	2005	ex-DRS	Due for a return to traffic
20905	20	-	GBRf Blue	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
37037	37	-	Trainload Metals	2003	ex-EWS	Preserved on South Devon Railway in 2004
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-EWS	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	-	DRS Oxford Blue	2003	ex-EWS	Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2005
37515	37	-	DRS Oxford Blue	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	-	-	Sold
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	-	Rubbed-down Fragonset Railways	-	ex-Cotswold Rail	On Hire at Wabtec, Doncaster
47714	47	-	Anglia Railways Green	2008	ex-Cotswold Rail	Operational - Based at Old Dalby Test Track, Ashfordby
47715	47	-	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 since 2011
47769	47	Resolve	Virgin	2013	ex-Riviera Trains	Under Repair at Barrow Hill
47829	47	-	British Transport Police	2008	ex-Riviera Trains	Scrapped by CF Booth Limited, Rotherham in 2013
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, 08601, 08625, 08634, 08692, 08707, 08723, 08817, 08829, 08932, 08957	14
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