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

1998Founded1
  • Industrymaintenance, rail transport in the United Kingdom, railways rolling stock leasing, scrapping1
  • HeadquartersChesterfield1
  • Websitewww.harry-needle.co.uk
47424 47607 Bangor1987
Photo: Black Kite at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

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

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

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