HARRY NEEDLE RAILROAD COMPANY

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.

Contents

Fleet details

Scrapped locomotives

Locomotives for scrap

Locomotives scrapped

External links

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Key:	Operational	Withdrawn	Preserved	Sold for scrap	Under repair	Sold for further use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
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07005	07	-	BR Blue	1995	ex-Industrial	Withdrawn - stored on Battlefield Line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	Preserved on Peak Rail in 2003
08481	08	-	BR Blue	2005	ex-EWS	Preserved on Vale of Glamorgan Railway in 2005
08507	08	-	HNRC Orange	1993	ex-British Rail	Operational - on hire to Virgin Trains
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08668	08	-	BR Blue	2000	ex-EWS	Withdrawn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08707	08	-	BR Blue	1993	ex-British Rail	Withdrawn
08818	08	-	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08827	08	-	BR Blue	2005	ex-EWS	Withdrawn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08869	08	The Canary	BR Green	2001	ex-Anglia Railways	Withdrawn
08928	08	-	Railfreight Grey	2001	ex-Anglia Railways	Withdrawn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	-	HNRC Yellow	1992	ex-Industrial	Operational
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20088	20	-	RFS Grey	2005	ex-DRS	Withdrawn - available for sale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	-	Trainload Grey	2005	ex-Preserved	Operational
20105	20	-	RFS Grey	2005	ex-DRS	Under repair
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	Preserved on Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway in 2004
31465	31	-	Regional Railways	2003	ex-EWS	Preserved at Dartmoor Railway in 2006
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	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	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	Withdrawn
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	Preserved at Barrow Hill Engine Shed in 2004
37087	37	Vulcan Avro B1 & B2	HNRC Orange	2002	ex-EWS	Sold to Direct Rail Services in 2005
37100	37	-	Trans-Rail	2006	ex-EWS	Withdrawn
37131	37	-	Trainload Grey	2005	ex-EWS	Preserved at Peak Rail in 2005
37170	37	-	Civil Engineers	2005	ex-EWS	Withdrawn
37178	37	-	Trainload Grey	2005	ex-EWS	Withdrawn
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	-	BR Blue	2003	ex-EWS	Sold for preservation in 2004
37220	37	-	EW&S	2006	ex-EWS	Withdrawn
37227	37	-	Trainload Grey	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
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 to West Coast Railway Company in 2004
47768	47	-	Rail Express Systems	2005	ex-EWS	Preserved on Vale of Glamorgan Railway in 2005
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
28	Hunslet 0-6-0DH	NCB STAFFORDSHIRE AREA	Green	Unknown	Unknown	Stored at Barrow Hill
28	Hunslet 0-6-0DH		Maroon	Unknown	Unknown	Stored at Barrow Hill
31	Hunslet 0-6-0DH	NATIONAL SMOKELESS FUELS ★ ★ ★ COKING WORKS NO.7.	Blue	Unknown	Unknown	Stored at Barrow Hill
46	Andrew Barclay 0-6-0DH	NCB 20/110/706	Blue	Unknown	Unknown	Stored at Barrow Hill

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

★ 08448, 08449, 08607, 08666

★ 20145

★ 37222, 37711, 37713, 37889

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

External links

★ HNRC website