 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 |
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.
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In 2019, HNRC purchased DB Cargo UK's Worksop depot.[5][6] As at October 2019, this was being used to store withdrawn InterCity 225s and Class 345s awaiting the opening of the Elizabeth line.[7]
- ^ 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