Harry Needle Railroad Company

Harry Needle Railroad Company
Type Private
Industry Rail transport
Founded ?
Headquarters Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK
Area served UK
Products Locomotive hire
Website Inactive

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.

Contents

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Key: Operational Withdrawn Preserved Sold for scrap Under repair Sold for further use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
08481 08 - BR Blue 2005 ex-EWS Preserved on Vale of Glamorgan Railway in 2005
08507 08 - HNRC Orange 1993 ex-British Rail Operational
08527 08 - Trainload Grey 2006 ex-Bombardier Operational
08576 08 - BR Blue 2003 ex-EWS Stored on Battlefield Line
08668 08 - BR Blue 2000 ex-EWS Withdrawn
08700 08 - BR Blue 2000 ex-EWS Preserved on Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway in 2004
08707 08 - BR Blue 1993 ex-British Rail Sold for scrap 2005
08818 08 Molly HNRC Orange 2000 ex-EWS Operational
08825 08 - BR Blue 2005 ex-EWS Operational
08827 08 - BR Blue 2005 ex-EWS Withdrawn
08868 08 - BR Blue 1992 ex-British Rail Operational
08869 08 The Canary BR Green 2001 ex-Anglia Railways Withdrawn
08928 08 - Railfreight Grey 2001 ex-Anglia Railways Withdrawn
08936 08 - HNRC Orange 1993 ex-British Rail Sold to Cotswold Rail in 2004
12082 11 - Early BR green without yellow/black ends 1992 ex-Industrial 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 Operational
20056 20 - Corus Yellow/Grey 2005 ex-Preserved Operational - on hire to Corus
20066 20 - Corus Yellow/Grey 2004 ex-DRS Operational - on hire to Corus
20073 20 - BR Blue 2004 ex-DRS Sold for scrap in 2006
20088 20 - RFS Grey 2005 ex-DRS Withdrawn - available for sale
20096 20 - BR Blue 2005 ex-Preserved Operational
20105 20 - RFS Grey 2005 ex-DRS Under repair
20107 20 - BR Blue 2006 ex-Preserved Operational
20118 20 Saltburn By The Sea BR Railfreight Red Stripe 2006 ex-Preserved South Devon Railway Operational - Currently running on the North Norfolk Railway
20121 20 - BR Blue 2005 ex-DRS Operational
20132 20 - BR Green 2005 ex-DRS Operational
20168 20 Sir George Earle Lafarge Yellow/Blue 2001 ex-EWS Operational - on hire to Lafarge Cement
20215 20 - Railfreight Grey/Red Solebar 2005 ex-DRS Withdrawn - available for sale
20901 20 - Trainload Grey 2005 ex-DRS Operational
20902 20 - DRS Blue 2004 ex-DRS Stored
20903 20 - DRS Blue 2005 ex-DRS Stored
20904 20 - DRS Blue 2005 ex-DRS Under repair
20905 20 - Trainload Grey 2005 ex-DRS Operational
20906 20 - DRS Blue 2005 ex-DRS Under repair
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
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 - Trans-rail 2006 ex-EWS Sold for preservation in 2004
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
37242 37 - Mainline Freight 2002 ex-EWS Sold for scrap in 2005
37254 37 - Civil Engineers 2001 ex-EWS Sold for preservation in 2003
37334 37 - Railfreight Distribution 2005 ex-DRS Sold for scrap in 2005
37344 37 - Railfreight Distribution 2005 ex-DRS Sold for scrap in 2005
37415 37 - EW&S 2009 ex-EWS Stored at Long Marston since Jan 2010
37428 37 Loch Long / Loch Awe Royal Scotsman 2009 ex-EWS Stored at Long Marston since Feb 2010
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
37667 37 - EW&S 2005 ex-EWS Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2006
37672 37 - Trans-Rail 2006 ex-EWS Withdrawn
37680 37 - Trainload Aggregates 2006 ex-EWS Withdrawn
37704 37 - EW&S 2005 ex-EWS Withdrawn
37898 37 - Trans-Rail 2004 ex-EWS Withdrawn
37902 37 - Trainload Metals 2005 ex-DRS Sold for scrap in 2005
47492 47 - Rail Express Systems 2003 ex-EWS Sold for preservation in 2004
47768 47 - Rail Express Systems 2005 ex-EWS Preserved on Vale of Glamorgan Railway in 2005
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
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

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: 20108, 20113, 20159, 20175 4
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, 47844, 47971		 34
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

  1. ^ Railfest2004, accessed 13 August 2008
  2. ^ European Metal Recycling website
  3. ^ "End of the Line: Withdrawn & Stored Locomotives UK". www.wnxx.com. 1 November 2010. http://www.wnxx.com/layout/navigation/latest.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-01.