Private company
Harry Needle Railroad Company
English railway company
The Harry Needle Railroad Company (HNRC) is a railway spot-hire company, 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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrymaintenance, rail transport in the United Kingdom, railways rolling stock leasing, scrapping1
- HeadquartersChesterfield1
- Websitewww.harry-needle.co.uk
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The Harry Needle Railroad Company (HNRC) is a railway spot-hire company, 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.2
Timeline
- 1998Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.harry-needle.co.uk1
- WikipediaHarry Needle Railroad Company
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ15223107
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