45 tonne Open Goods Wagon.
DETAILS FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Location : Middlesbrough Goods Yard.
Date : 09/04/1990.
Type : 31 tonne capacity Open Goods Wagon.
Weight : 45 t GLW / 14 t Tare.
Number : 110691.
Number Series : 110500 to 110800.
Builder : 1978-79 by British Rail Engineering Ltd, Shildon Works.
TOPS Code : OBA.
Lot no. : 3930.
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
British Rail built 800 of these standard goods open wagons to eliminate unfitted and vacuum braked vehicles in the late 1970's and early 80's. A prototype was converted in 1974 from an earlier series of 31 ton open wagons built at Ashford in 1971 to lot no.3727. That vehicle became 110000 and TOPS code OBA converted from OAA no.100043.
The main production build was in two lots the first being of 500 vehicles to lot no.3909 built 1977-79 by BREL Ashford Works and numbered 110001 to 110500. The second batch of 300 vehicles was built 1978-79 by BREL Shildon Works to lot no.3930 and numbered 110501 to 110800.
Both groups have seen numerous conversions for other uses. The main ones being OTA timber wagons with side doors removed and full height ends with side stanchions, RRA runner wagons with bodywork removed. and ZVA as bogie carriers with side doors and ends removed. The BR Engineers department took a large proportion of the fleet in the latter years of BR after the demise of the Speedlink wagon load network with RRA's becoming ZEA runner wagons and OBA's becoming ZDA 'Bass' wagons for track materials.
The wagon seen here has its raiseable stanchions in place and as can be seen is carrying hardwood logs.
[Taken on a Practika MTL5B using Jessop CT100 film and scanned from a print]
45 tonne Open Goods Wagon.
DETAILS FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Location : Middlesbrough Goods Yard.
Date : 09/04/1990.
Type : 31 tonne capacity Open Goods Wagon.
Weight : 45 t GLW / 14 t Tare.
Number : 110691.
Number Series : 110500 to 110800.
Builder : 1978-79 by British Rail Engineering Ltd, Shildon Works.
TOPS Code : OBA.
Lot no. : 3930.
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
British Rail built 800 of these standard goods open wagons to eliminate unfitted and vacuum braked vehicles in the late 1970's and early 80's. A prototype was converted in 1974 from an earlier series of 31 ton open wagons built at Ashford in 1971 to lot no.3727. That vehicle became 110000 and TOPS code OBA converted from OAA no.100043.
The main production build was in two lots the first being of 500 vehicles to lot no.3909 built 1977-79 by BREL Ashford Works and numbered 110001 to 110500. The second batch of 300 vehicles was built 1978-79 by BREL Shildon Works to lot no.3930 and numbered 110501 to 110800.
Both groups have seen numerous conversions for other uses. The main ones being OTA timber wagons with side doors removed and full height ends with side stanchions, RRA runner wagons with bodywork removed. and ZVA as bogie carriers with side doors and ends removed. The BR Engineers department took a large proportion of the fleet in the latter years of BR after the demise of the Speedlink wagon load network with RRA's becoming ZEA runner wagons and OBA's becoming ZDA 'Bass' wagons for track materials.
The wagon seen here has its raiseable stanchions in place and as can be seen is carrying hardwood logs.
[Taken on a Practika MTL5B using Jessop CT100 film and scanned from a print]