Riley and Son Ltd (formerly Ian Riley Engineering), is a railway engineering and spot-hire company, based in Bury

Bury

Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...

, Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

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Ian Riley Engineering

Under the original name of Ian Riley Engineering, the company used to own a fleet of Class 37

British Rail Class 37

The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan....

 diesel locomotive

Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...

s, but due to lack of work, they were gradually sold to other operators. The final four locomotives were sold to the West Coast Railway Company

West Coast Railway Company

West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot...

 in May 2004.

Key:	Sold for further use	Scrapped

Number	Class	Livery	Year Acquired	Previous Operator	Status
37038	37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan....	Civil Engineers	2000	ex-EWS EWS DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British...	Sold to Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought...  in 2003
37073	37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan....	Trans-Rail	2003	ex-EWS EWS DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British...	Scrapped in 2003
37197	37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan....	IRE Two Tone Green	2000	ex-EWS EWS DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British...	Sold to WCRC West Coast Railway Company West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot...  in 2004
37235	37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan....	Trainload Grey	2002	ex-EWS EWS DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British...	Sold to WCRC West Coast Railway Company West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot...  in 2004
37261	37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan....	BR Green	2001	ex-EWS EWS DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British...	Sold to WCRC West Coast Railway Company West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot...  in 2004
37334	37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan....	Railfreight Distribution	2001	ex-EWS EWS DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British...	Sold to Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services Direct Rail Services is a freight operating company created by British Nuclear Fuels Limited. The company started rail operations in 1995 using five heavily refurbished Class 20/3 diesel locomotives. Since then it has expanded greatly, and has acquired many more locomotives, most bought...  in 2002
37423	37 British Rail Class 37 The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3, the Class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan....	Trans-Rail	2003	ex-EWS EWS DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British...	Sold to WCRC West Coast Railway Company West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire, on the site of the old Steamtown heritage depot...  in 2004

Riley and Son

The company now concentrates on locomotive engineering and refurbishment.

Riley and Son has been a leader in main line steam haulage for some time, being one of the pioneers of fitting air brake, TPWS

TPWS

TPWS may refer to:* Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service* Train Protection & Warning System* Terrain Proximity Warning System, see Ground proximity warning system...

 and OTMR equipment to their locomotives.

Locomotive fleet

The current locomotive fleet comprises 5 locomotives.

• LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0
  LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0
  The London Midland and Scottish Railway's Class 5 4-6-0, almost universally known as the Black Five, is a class of steam locomotive. It was introduced by William Stanier in 1934 and 842 were built between then and 1951...
  
   ('Black 5') No 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier

  This loco is mainline operational and is a regular on rail tours such as The Jacobite.

• LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0
  LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0
  The London Midland and Scottish Railway's Class 5 4-6-0, almost universally known as the Black Five, is a class of steam locomotive. It was introduced by William Stanier in 1934 and 842 were built between then and 1951...
  
   ('Black 5') No 44871

  This loco is mainline operational.

• S.R. Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 No 35009 "Shaw Savill"
  SR Merchant Navy Class 35009 Shaw Savill
  SR Merchant Navy Class No.35009 Shaw Savill is a 're-built' SR Merchant Navy Class 'Pacific' steam locomotive, named after the Shaw Savill Line, a British merchant shipping company. The locomotive was built at Eastleigh Works in June 1942 in its original air-smoothed form, and given the number 21C9...
  
  

  Previously stored in a dismantled, ex-Barry condition and up for sale, Riley has now taken on the restoration himself , having not been able to find a buyer. The loco is expected to have work begin again soon and be painted into British Railway's Express Passenger Blue liviery.

• SR Merchant Navy Class 35018 British India Line

  Ian is about to make a deal to buy this locomotive. The loco is to be restored after 35009 and expected to be painted into British Railway's Mixed Traffic Lined Black liviery to match his two Black Fives.

• BR Class 37 No.37518 Has been purchased for further Restoration, rumoured to be restored into Mainline condition.

Former fleet locomotives

• BR 'Standard 4' Class 4MT 2-6-0
  BR standard class 4 2-6-0
  The BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for British Railways . 115 locomotives were built.- Design and construction :...
  
   No 76079

  This locomotive is ex-mainline operational and was a regular on rail tours such as The Cambrian. Sold to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

  North Yorkshire Moors Railway

  The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. First opened in 1836 as the Whitby and Pickering Railway, the railway was planned in 1831 by George Stephenson as a means of opening up trade routes inland from the then important seaport of Whitby. The line...

  
  , 27 August 2009. The locomotive is now confined to shed pilot work at Grosmont due to a cracked cylinder.

External links

• Company website