Harry Needle Railroad Company

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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 site, or at the European Metal Recycling scrapyard in Kingsbury. HNRC was established in 1998. It adopted an orange livery. In 2002 it introduced a yellow, white and black livery.In 2019, HNRC purchased DB Cargo UK's Worksop depot. As at October 2019, this was being used to store withdrawn InterCity 225s and Class 345s awaiting the opening of the Elizabeth line.

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Harry Needle Railroad Company
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Barrow Hill Roundhouse

Whittington Road
S43 2PR , Hollingwood
England, United Kingdom
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Barrow Hill Engine Shed

Barrow Hill Roundhouse, until 1948 known as Staveley Engine Shed, is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Barrow Hill, near Staveley and Chesterfield, Derbyshire (grid reference SK413754), now serving as a railway heritage centre.

Barrow Hill railway station

Barrow Hill railway station is a former railway station in the village of Barrow Hill in northern Derbyshire, England.

Barrow Hill, Derbyshire

Barrow Hill is a village in Derbyshire, England, north-east of Chesterfield in the civil parish of Staveley. It was formerly the site of Barrow Hill railway station, and now Barrow Hill Engine Shed. It is the local authority ward of Barrow Hill and New Whittington, which in 2011 had a population of 5,903.

Staveley Works railway station

Staveley Works railway station was on the outskirts of the town of Staveley, Derbyshire. The station was on the Great Central Chesterfield Loop which ran between Staveley Central and Heath Junction (just north of Heath railway station) on the Great Central Main Line.

Hollingwood

Hollingwood is a small village approximately four miles north east of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.

Nether Handley

Nether Handley is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.

Whittington railway station

Whittington railway station is a former railway station on the southern edge of New Whittington, Derbyshire, England.

Barrow Hill and New Whittington

Barrow Hill and New Whittington is one of the nineteen wards that make up the borough of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The population of the ward was 5,903 at the 2011 Census.Barrow Hill is a small semi-rural residential area situated approximately four miles from Chesterfield Town Centre. Whittington is split into two villages - Old and New; Old Whittington is a separate ward.

Brimington

Brimington is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England. The population of the parish taken at the 2011 census was 8,788. The town of Staveley is to the east, and Hollingwood is nearby. The parish includes Brimington Common along the Calow Road, and New Brimington, a late 19th-century extension towards the Staveley Iron Works.

New Whittington

New Whittington is a village located in the Borough of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England, near to Whittington Moor and Old Whittington. It is also to the west of Barrow Hill and Staveley. In 2011 the Barrow Hill and New Whittington ward had a population of 5,903.Revolution House, now a museum, is located between New and Old Whittington.

Inkersall

Inkersall and Inkersall Green (informally referred to by local residents as Inky) are areas of settlement in Derbyshire, England. They are located south of the A619 road, 4 miles (6 km) east of Chesterfield and close to Junction 29a of the M1 Motorway. Inkersall is a town just outside Staveley, which has seen fast development over the last few years. Recent developments include the creation of a small children's park along with the building of an additional convenience shop. Inkersall has two public houses, the Hop Flower and the Double Top. The village is served by a regular bus service, allowing residents to travel to Staveley, Chesterfield and elsewhere. The Trans Pennine Trail passes alongside the village.

Middle Handley

Middle Handley is a village in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.