Ian Riley Engineering
Riley and Son(e) Ltd (formerly Ian Riley Engineering), is a railway engineering and spot-hire company, based in Bury, Greater Manchester.
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.
| 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 |
Riley and Son
The company now concentrates on locomotive engineering and refurbishment.
Riley and Son 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.
Locomotive fleet
The current locomotive fleet comprises 5 locomotives.
- LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 ('Black 5') No 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier
- This loco is mainline operational and is a regular on rail tours such as The Jacobite.
- S.R. Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 No 35009 "Shaw Savill"
- Previously stored in a dismantled, ex-Barry condition and up for sale, [1] Riley has now taken on the restoration himself , having not been able to find a buyer. The loco is expected to have work begin again soon and be painted into British Railway's Express Passenger Blue liviery.
- SR Merchant Navy Class 35018 British India Line
- Ian is about to make a deal to buy this locomotive. The loco is to be restored after 35009 and expected to be painted into British Railway's Mixed Traffic Lined Black liviery to match his two Black Fives.
- BR Class 37 No.37518 Has been purchased for further Restoration, rumoured to be restored into Mainline condition.
Former fleet locomotives
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