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Riley and Son(e) Ltd (formerly Ian Riley Engineering), is a railway engineering and spot-hire company, based in Bury, Greater Manchester.
[edit] Ian Riley Engineering
Under the original name of Ian Riley Engineering, the company used to own a fleet of Class 37 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:
| Key: |
Sold for further use |
Scrapped |
| Number |
Class |
Livery |
Year Acquired |
Previous Operator |
Status |
| 37038 |
37 |
Civil Engineers |
2000 |
ex-EWS |
Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2003 |
| 37073 |
37 |
Trans-Rail |
2003 |
ex-EWS |
Scrapped in 2003 |
| 37197 |
37 |
IRE Two Tone Green |
2000 |
ex-EWS |
Sold to WCRC in 2004 |
| 37235 |
37 |
Trainload Grey |
2002 |
ex-EWS |
Sold to WCRC in 2004 |
| 37261 |
37 |
BR Green |
2001 |
ex-EWS |
Sold to WCRC in 2004 |
| 37334 |
37 |
Railfreight Distribution |
2001 |
ex-EWS |
Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2002 |
| 37423 |
37 |
Trans-Rail |
2003 |
ex-EWS |
Sold to WCRC in 2004 |
[edit] Riley and Son
The company now concentrates on locomotive engineering and refurbishment.
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