Harry Needle Railroad Company
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Barrow Hill, |
Area served | UK |
| Products | Locomotive Spot Hire and Maintenance/Repair |
| Services | Mainline and Shunting Locomotive Hire, Maintenance, Repairs and Overhauls |
| Owner | Harry Needle |
| 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[2] 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| Key: | Operational | Withdrawn | Preserved | Sold for scrap | Under repair | Sold for further use |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 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational at Barrow Hill |
| 01520 | 015 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational at Barrow Hill |
| 01526 | 015 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Stored at Scunthorpe Steel Works |
| 01529 | 015 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational, VolkerRail Thameslink Project, Hornsey |
| 01530 | 015 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational at The Wensleydale Railway |
| 01543 | 015 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Stored at MP Transport, Skegness |
| 01544 | 015 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Stored at MP Transport, Skegness |
| 01545 | 015 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational at The Wensleydale Railway |
| 01546 | 015 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Stored at Scunthorpe Steel Works |
| 01547 | 015 | - | DLO Pink/White stripe | 2013 | ex-MOD (Surplus) | Operational, Long Marston |
| 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 | Stored at 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.[3] |
| 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 Scunthorpe Steel Works |
| 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 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 |
| 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 in 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
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
- ^ European Metal Recycling website
- ^ "End of the Line: Withdrawn & Stored Locomotives UK". www.wnxx.com. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-01.