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In 2019, HNRC purchased DB Cargo UK's Worksop depot.[5][6] As at October 2019, this was being used to store withdrawn InterCity 225s and Class 345s awaiting the opening of the Elizabeth line.[7]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 edit
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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| Key: | Operational | Maintained by HNRC | Withdrawn/Stored | Preserved | Sold for Scrap | Sold for Further Use |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 edit
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HNRC also operates as a scrap dealer, dismantling redundant locomotives and rolling stock, either on site, or at the scrapyard in Kingsbury.
References edit
- ^ Railfest2004 Archived 9 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 13 August 2008
- ^ Needle forms Midland & Northern Railroad The Railway Magazine issue 1162 February 1998 page 13
- ^ Now its day-glo orange for main line locomotives The Railway Magazine issue 1182 October 1999 page 13
- ^ Harry unveils new livery The Railway Magazine issue 1218 October 2002 page 9
- ^ HNRC buys Worksop depot as part of expansion plans Rail issue 870 16 January 2019 page 22
- ^ Harry Needle Railroad Co expands with £6m Worksop depot takeover The Railway Magazine issue 1416 March 2019 page 8
- ^ First LNER Mk4s taken to Worksop for storage Rail issue 880 5 June 2019 page 29
- ^ "End of the Line: Withdrawn & Stored Locomotives UK". www.wnxx.com. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ Clinnick, Richard (27 July 2020). "20901 returning to traffic". Twitter.
- ^ "Renaming Ceremony Following Restoration and Repainting of Class 47 Diesel Locomotive". 2 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ HNRC 47 moved to Doncaster Today's Railways UK issue 212 August 2019 page 63
- ^ a b c d e ROG buys five Riviera Class 47s Today's Railways UK issue 176 August 2016 page 60
External links edit
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