Harry Needle Railroad Company
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The Harry Needle Railroad Company (HNRC) is a railway spot-hire company, 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 its yard in Kingsbury.
Fleet Details
| Key: | Operational | Withdrawn | Preserved | Under repair | Sold for further use |
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N.B. For scrapped locomotives, see below.
| Number | Class | Name | Livery | Year Acquired | Previous Owner | Status |
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| D2302 | 04 | - | BR Blue | 1994 | ex-Industrial | Operational - available for sale |
| 06003 | 06 | - | BR Blue | 1984 | ex-British Rail | Operational |
| 07001 | 07 | - | HNRC Orange | 1989 | ex-British Rail | Operational |
| 07005 | 07 | - | BR Blue | 1995 | ex-Industrial | Withdrawn - stored on Battlefield Line |
| 07013 | 07 | - | BR Blue | 1992 | ex-Industrial | Sold to Peak Rail in 2003 |
| 08507 | 08 | - | HNRC Orange | 1993 | ex-British Rail | Operational - on hire to Virgin Trains |
| 08576 | 08 | - | BR Blue | 2003 | ex-EWS | Sold to Battlefield Line in 2004 |
| 08668 | 08 | - | BR Blue | 2000 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn |
| 08700 | 08 | - | BR Blue | 2000 | ex-EWS | Sold to Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway in 2004 |
| 08707 | 08 | - | BR Blue | 1993 | ex-British Rail | Withdrawn |
| 08818 | 08 | - | HNRC Orange | 2000 | ex-EWS | Operational |
| 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| 08869 | 08 | The Canary | BR Green | 2001 | ex-Anglia Railways | Withdrawn |
| 08928 | 08 | - | Railfreight Grey | 2001 | ex-Anglia Railways | Withdrawn |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 | - | HNRC Yellow | 1992 | ex-Industrial | Operational |
| 12083 | 11 | - | BR Blue | 1998 | ex-Industrial | On loan to Battlefield Line - available for sale |
| 12088 | 11 | - | BR Blue | 1992 | ex-Industrial | Operational |
| 12098 | 11 | - | BR Blue | 1997 | ex-Industrial | Withdrawn |
| 20066 | 20 | - | BR Blue | 2004 | ex-DRS | Under repair |
| 20088 | 20 | - | RFS Grey | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn - available for sale |
| 20105 | 20 | - | RFS Grey | 2005 | ex-DRS | On loan to Battlefield Line |
| 20121 | 20 | - | BR Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Under repair |
| 20132 | 20 | - | Railfreight Grey/Red Solebar | 2005 | ex-DRS | Under repair |
| 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 | - | DRS Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Under repair |
| 20902 | 20 | - | DRS Blue | 2004 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn |
| 20903 | 20 | - | DRS Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Under repair |
| 20904 | 20 | - | DRS Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn |
| 20905 | 20 | - | DRS Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Under repair |
| 20906 | 20 | - | DRS Blue | 2005 | ex-DRS | Under repair |
| 31113 | 31 | - | Civil Engineers | 2004 | ex-EWS | Sold to Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway in 2004 |
| 31306 | 31 | - | Civil Engineers | 2004 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn - available for sale |
| 31308 | 31 | - | Civil Engineers | 2004 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn - available for sale |
| 31514 | 31 | - | Civil Engineers | 2004 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn |
| 33002 | 33 | - | Civil Engineers | 2004 | ex-DRS | Sold to South Devon Railway in 2005 |
| 33008 | 33 | - | BR Green | 2004 | ex-DRS | Sold for preservation in 2005 |
| 33019 | 33 | - | Civil Engineers | 2002 | ex-EWS | Sold to Fragonset Railways in 2003 |
| 33053 | 33 | - | Trainload Aggregates | 2004 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn - available for sale |
| 33057 | 33 | - | Civil Engineers | 2004 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn - available for sale |
| 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 preservation in 2005 |
| 37013 | 37 | - | Mainline Freight | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn |
| 37037 | 37 | - | Trainload Metals | 2003 | ex-EWS | Sold to South Devon Railway in 2004 |
| 37068 | 37 | - | Railfreight Distribution | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn - available for sale |
| 37079 | 37 | - | Railfreight Distribution | 2001 | ex-EWS | Sold to Barrow Hill Engine Shed in 2004 |
| 37087 | 37 | Vulcan Avro B1 & B2 | HNRC Orange | 2002 | ex-EWS | Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2005 |
| 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 | Sold to Barrow Hill Engine Shed in 2004 |
| 37214 | 37 | - | BR Blue | 2003 | ex-EWS | Sold to Barrow Hill Engine Shed in 2004 |
| 37227 | 37 | - | Trainload Grey | 2002 | ex-EWS | Sold to Battlefield Line in 2003 |
| 37242 | 37 | - | Mainline Freight | 2002 | ex-EWS | Sold to Barrow Hill Engine Shed in 2004 |
| 37254 | 37 | - | Civil Engineers | 2001 | ex-EWS | Sold for preservation in 2003 |
| 37334 | 37 | - | Railfreight Distribution | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn - available for sale |
| 37344 | 37 | - | Railfreight Distribution | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn - available for sale |
| 37384 | 37 | - | Civil Engineers | 2005 | ex-DRS | Withdrawn |
| 37510 | 37 | - | InterCity | 2003 | ex-EWS | Under repair |
| 37515 | 37 | - | HNRC Orange | 2003 | ex-EWS | Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2005 |
| 37713 | 37 | - | Load-Haul | 2003 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn |
| 37889 | 37 | - | Trans-Rail | 2003 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn |
| 37898 | 37 | - | Trans-Rail | 2004 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn |
| 37902 | 37 | - | Trainload Metals | 2005 | ex-DRS | Sold for scrap in 2005 |
| 37903 | 37 | - | Trainload Metals | 2002 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn |
| 47331 | 47 | - | Civil Engineers | 2003 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn |
| 47478 | 47 | - | BR Blue | 2003 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn |
| 47492 | 47 | - | Rail Express Systems | 2003 | ex-EWS | Sold to West Coast Railway Company in 2004 |
| 47774 | 47 | Poste Restante | Rail Express Systems | 2004 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn |
| 47775 | 47 | - | Rail Express Systems | 2004 | ex-EWS | Withdrawn |
| 56045 | 56 | - | Load-Haul | 2004 | ex-EWS | Sold for preservation in 2004 |
| 56124 | 56 | - | Trans-Rail | 2004 | ex-EWS | Sold for preservation in 2005 |
| 73141 | 73 | - | InterCity Executive | 2002 | ex-EWS | Sold to Network Rail in 2003 |
Locomotives for scrap:
- 08239, 08448, 08449, 08601, 08607, 08666, 08817
- 20072, 20073, 20108, 20145, 20159
- 33023
- 37137, 37222
- 47188, 47515
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.
| Locomotive Numbers | Totals | |
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| Class 08: | 08216, 08390, 08625, 08634, 08692, 08707, 08723, 08829, 08957 | 9 |
| Class 11: | 12074 | 1 |
| Class 20: | 20113, 20175 | 2 |
| Class 31: | 31125, 31147, 31168, 31174, 31196, 31229, 31263, 31275, 31282, 31283, 31286, 31299, 31320, 31428, 31516, 31541, 31548 |
17 |
| Class 33: | 33038, 33205 | 2 |
| Class 37: | 37045, 37048, 37063, 37070, 37072, 37078, 37095, 37098, 37111, 37133, 37138, 37141, 37209, 37252, 37331, 37332, 37343, 37345, 37359 |
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| Class 47: | 47095, 47125, 47213, 47218, 47221, 47238, 47256, 47283, 47294, 47297, 47300, 47341, 47344, 47361, 47462, 47535, 47539, 47634, 47702, 47711, 47745, 47766, 47777, 47844, 47971 |
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| Class 50: | 50023 | 1 |
| Class 56: | 56019, 56047, 56123, 56135 | 4 |
| Class 73: | 73004 | 1 |
| Class 86: | 86611, 86631 | 2 |
| Class 87: | 87101 | 1 |
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External Links
- HNRC website
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- DRS Class 20/9s 20902 & 20904
Harry Needle Railroad Company
