The Harry Needle Railroad Company (HNRC) is a railway spot-hire company,[1] based at Barrow Hill Engine Shed in Derbyshire. Prior to 2010 the company also recovered valuable spares from scrapped railway vehicles, either on the vehicle owners' sites, or at the European Metal Recycling scrapyard in Kingsbury.
 47703 St Mungo at Preston, 1998 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | , England |
| Products | Locomotive Spot Hire and Maintenance/Repair |
| Services | Mainline and Shunting Locomotive Hire, Maintenance, Repairs and Heavy Overhauls |
| Owner | Harry Needle |
HNRC was established in 1998.[2] It adopted an orange livery.[3] In 2002 it introduced a yellow, white and black livery.[4]
In 2019, HNRC purchased DB Cargo UK's Worksop depot.[5][6] As at October 2019, this was being used to store withdrawn InterCity 225s and Class 345s awaiting the opening of the Elizabeth line.[7]
Fleet Details
All locomotives below are owned or were previously owned by HNRC, unless otherwise stated.
| Key: | Operational | Maintained by HNRC | Withdrawn/Stored | Preserved | Sold for Scrap | Sold for Further Use |
|---|
N.B. For scrapped locomotives, see below.
| Number | Class | Name | Current Livery | Year Acquired | Previous Owner / Operator | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[8] Preserved at Mid Hants Railway. |
| 20901 | 20 | - | GBRf Blue & Gold | 2005 | ex-Direct Rail Services | sold to Balfour Beatty with 20905 in 2023.[9] |
| 47715 | 47 | Haymarket[10] | Network SouthEast Blue/White/Red | 2013 | ex-Preserved | Carriage warmer at Doncaster Wabtec[11] |
| 47812 | 47 | - | Riviera Oxford Blue | Since 2014 | Owned by Riviera Trains | Sold to Rail Operations Group in 2016[12] |
| 47815 | 47 | Great Western | Riviera Oxford Blue | Since 2014 | Owned by Riviera Trains | Sold to Rail Operations Group in 2016[12] |
| 47843 | 47 | Vulcan | Riviera Oxford Blue | Since 2014 | Owned by Riviera Trains | Sold to Rail Operations Group in 2016[12] |
| 47847 | 47 | - | BR Large Logo Blue | Since 2015 | Owned by Riviera Trains | Sold to Rail Operations Group in 2016[12] |
| 47848 | 47 | Titan Star | Riviera Oxford Blue | Since 2015 | Owned by Riviera Trains | Sold to Rail Operations Group in 2016[12] |
Scrapped locomotives
HNRC also operates as a scrap dealer, dismantling redundant locomotives and rolling stock, either on site, or at the scrapyard in Kingsbury.
References
External links
Media related to Harry Needle Railroad Company at Wikimedia Commons