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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. The Barrow Hill Engine Shed is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Derbyshire. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Map sources for Kingsbury, Warwickshire at grid reference SP2196 Kingbury is a small village in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. ...


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Key: Operational Withdrawn Preserved Sold for scrap Under repair Sold for further use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07005 07 - BR Blue 1995 ex-Industrial Withdrawn - stored on Battlefield Line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
08507 08 - HNRC Orange 1993 ex-British Rail Operational - on hire to Virgin Trains
08576 08 - BR Blue 2003 ex-EWS Preserved on Battlefield Line in 2004
08668 08 - BR Blue 2000 ex-EWS Withdrawn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08707 08 - BR Blue 1993 ex-British Rail Withdrawn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
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08869 08 The Canary BR Green 2001 ex-Anglia Railways Withdrawn
08928 08 - Railfreight Grey 2001 ex-Anglia Railways Withdrawn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12098 11 - BR Blue 1997 ex-Industrial Withdrawn
20056 20 - BR Green 2005 ex-Preserved Operational
20066 20 - BR Blue 2004 ex-DRS Under repair
20088 20 - RFS Grey 2005 ex-DRS Withdrawn - available for sale
20096 20 - BR Blue 2005 ex-Preserved Operational
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 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
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 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 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 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
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
37227 37 - Trainload Grey 2002 ex-EWS Preserved on Battlefield Line in 2003
37242 37 - Mainline Freight 2002 ex-EWS Preserved at 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 Sold for scrap in 2005
37344 37 - Railfreight Distribution 2005 ex-DRS Sold for scrap in 2005
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: The British Rail Class 04 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive class, built between 1957 and 1962, were very similar to the Class 03 but were built by private industry rather than the British Railways workshops. ... Built for use on the Scottish Region. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... An off-centre cab shunter for use in Southampton Docks, to replace steam locomotives. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... An off-centre cab shunter for use in Southampton Docks, to replace steam locomotives. ... External links Battlefield Line Railway website Categories: Substubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions ... An off-centre cab shunter for use in Southampton Docks, to replace steam locomotives. ... In 1968 the former Midland Railway main line from London to Manchester was closed between Matlock, Derbyshire and Buxton in Derbyshire. ... The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... External links Battlefield Line Railway website Categories: Substubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions ... The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. ... The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... Anglia Railways was a British Train Operating Company, owned by GB Railways, which between January 1997 and March 2004 operated mainline trains out of London Liverpool Street station and a number of local rail services in East Anglia. ... The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... Anglia Railways was a British Train Operating Company, owned by GB Railways, which between January 1997 and March 2004 operated mainline trains out of London Liverpool Street station and a number of local rail services in East Anglia. ... The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Class 47, no. ... British Rail Class 11 was applied to a batch of locomotives built from April 1945 to December 1952, based on a similar earlier batch. ... British Rail Class 11 was applied to a batch of locomotives built from April 1945 to December 1952, based on a similar earlier batch. ... External links Battlefield Line Railway website Categories: Substubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions ... British Rail Class 11 was applied to a batch of locomotives built from April 1945 to December 1952, based on a similar earlier batch. ... British Rail Class 11 was applied to a batch of locomotives built from April 1945 to December 1952, based on a similar earlier batch. ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... External links Battlefield Line Railway website Categories: Substubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 31, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway is located to the east of Oxford, England. ... Class 31, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 31, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 31, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Stations Wirksworth Idridgehay (proposed) Shottle (proposed) Duffield (proposed) - Transfer to main line services. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... The South Devon Railway is a railway is run by a charity organisation, the South Devon Railway Trust, they run the railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in southern Devon. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Fleet Details External Links Fragonset website. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Fleet Details External Links Fragonset website. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 37/0, no. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... The South Devon Railway is a railway is run by a charity organisation, the South Devon Railway Trust, they run the railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in southern Devon. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... The Barrow Hill Engine Shed is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Derbyshire. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... The Barrow Hill Engine Shed is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Derbyshire. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... External links Battlefield Line Railway website Categories: Substubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... The Barrow Hill Engine Shed is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Derbyshire. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 37/0, no. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 37/0, no. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Fleet Details External link Official Website Categories: Rail stubs ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 47, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 47, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 47, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... West Coast Railway Company (WCRC) is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire. ... Class 47, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 47, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Class 73, no. ... Class 66 66 090 at Gospel Oak in 2004. ... Network Rails logo Network Rail is a British not for dividend Company Limited by Guarantee that owns the fixed assets of that part of the British railway system that formerly belonged to British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ...

  • 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. Map sources for Kingsbury, Warwickshire at grid reference SP2196 Kingbury is a small village in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. ...

Locomotive Numbers Totals
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
19
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
25
Class 50: 50023 1
Class 56: 56019, 56047, 56123, 56135 4
Class 73: 73004 1
Class 86: 86611, 86631 2
Class 87: 87101 1
84

The Class 08 locomotive was the standard BR diesel-electric shunter, based on the LMS 12033 series (now TOPS Class 11) and was the most numerous of all classes in the UK, numbering 1193 when construction ceased in 1962. ... British Rail Class 11 was applied to a batch of locomotives built from April 1945 to December 1952, based on a similar earlier batch. ... The class 20 locomotives usually work in pairs. ... Class 31, no. ... Class 37/0, no. ... Class 47, no. ... Class 50, no. ... Class 73, no. ... Class 86, nos. ... Class 87, no. ...

External Links

  • HNRC website


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Harry Needle Railroad Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (231 words)
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.
HNRC also operates as a scrap dealer, dismantling redundant locomotives and rolling stock, either on site, or at the scrapyard in Kingsbury.
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