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45 Ton "SAA" Steel Carrier "40063" (R60141)
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The SAA Steel Carrier is a type of two axle flat wagon with a very specific use which would result in their life as the SAA designation being relatively short lived. Introduced in 1966, the first withdrawals took place in 1971 following an accident at the foot of Beattock summit in Scotland.
By 1976 over half of the wagons found themselves rebuilt and redesignated as the FPA container flat wagons, in the ten years preceding this the SAAs were under used, warranting the rebuilds. No SAA container wagons remain in service in 2023, with only a handful of the rebuilt variants still in storage.
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45 Ton "ZDA" Open "Squid" Wagon "100080" (R60142)
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The OAA wagon could be seen as a logical progression of the open wagons of yore, they had no explicit purpose in mind upon introduction but to haul a large amount of cargo wherever was required. Introduced in 1971 with a carrying capacity of 31 tonnes the OAA wagons had drop side doors on each side for the easy loading and unloading of cargo.
The OAA wagons saw conversions and rebuilds within a few years of introduction as the railways undertook a move towards specific rolling stock for specific uses, and the need for general wagons became reduced. Many wagons would go on to enter departmental service. A small handful of the wagons are still in service, although these tend to be used as barrier vehicles in the modern era.
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45 Ton "ZRA" Satlink Western Closed Van "KDC201003" (R60229)
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The VDA van is a type of air-braked closed van built by BR between 1969 and 1977. The vans, reminiscent of a classic vent van albeit extended served a very similar purpose to their stout predecessors. The VDA was a general use van designed to haul anything and everything.
The VDA vans were used on 'Speedlink' services designed to quickly haul general freight around the country. The wagons were rapidly withdrawn after the 'Speedlink' service was discontinued; 436 vans were in service at the end of 1990 but by August 1994 only 97 were shown on BR books. By 2008, only two VDA vans remained.
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45 Ton "ZDA" Civil Link Open "Squid" Wagon "100065" (R60230)
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The OAA wagon could be seen as a logical progression of the open wagons of yore, they had no explicit purpose in mind upon introduction but to haul a large amount of cargo wherever was required. Introduced in 1971 with a carrying capacity of 31 tonnes the OAA wagons had drop side doors on each side for the easy loading and unloading of cargo.
The OAA wagons saw conversions and rebuilds within a few years of introduction as the railways undertook a move towards specific rolling stock for specific uses, and the need for general wagons became reduced. Many wagons would go on to enter departmental service. A small handful of the wagons are still in service, although these tend to be used as barrier vehicles in the modern era.
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Cappagh Bogie Tippler Wagon (R60231)
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A tippler wagon is a unique type of wagon on British Railways. While many different variations on the concept exists the core functionality is the same. Loading and unloading wagons is often the most time consuming part of rail freight and to get around this the tippler wagon was designed to be unloaded via the inverting of the entire wagon on an enormous unloading jig.
The bogie tippler wagon has been employed by a number of companies including BR and Cappagh civil engineering. The first batch was built by BREL with further examples being build by Redpath Dorman Long between 1972 and 1977. Initially designed for hauling iron ore, in the modern era they can also be seen hauling quarry products and steel.
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BR Railfreight 45T VDA Van "21027" (R60264)
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The VDA van is a type of air-braked closed van built by BR between 1969 and 1977. The vans, reminiscent of a classic vent van albeit extended, served a very similar purpose to their stout predecessors. The VDA was a general use van designed to haul anything and everything. The VDA vans were used on ‘Speedlink’ services designed to quickly haul general freight around the country.
The wagons were rapidly withdrawn after the ‘Speedlink’ service was discontinued; 436 vans were in service at the end of 1990 but by August 1994 only 97 were shown on BR books. By 2008, only two VDA vans remained.
The VDA van is finished in an eye-catching BR Railfreight red and grey livery. The hook couplings enable easier coupling of other rolling stock and locomotives on your layout.
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BR Railfreight VIX Ferry Van "DB787299" (R60265)
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During the 1950s/1960s, European freight traffic was transported in long wheelbase van wagons that featured larger sliding doors, sliding side vents and air brakes. It was common for BR van wagons to incorporate a 10ft wheelbase and have a capacity of a 12-ton load. Only specialist wagons were used by BR to carry goods as part of the cross-channel fleet that could operate on train ferries.
To keep up with the competition of European freight traffic, BR designed a further improved ferry van to Dia. 1/227. These improvements included a large sliding door on each side, capacity for a 20-ton load, four sliding vents on each side and both air and vacuum brakes. Over headstocks, the van was nearly 42ft long, and the wheelbase came to a jaw-droppingly large 26ft 3in wheelbase. Between 1962 and 1964, Pressed Steel constructed a total of 400 vehicles for cross-channel freight traffic.
The introduction of bogie vehicles in the 1970s and 1980s for cross channel traffic superseded the need for the ferry vans. They were utilised for other duties such as Departmental, barrier vehicles and domestic goods traffic with VBA and VDA vans.
BR coded these ferry vans as VIX under the TOPs system. In 2018, three ex-Fastline ferry vans were the final ferry vans to be in service and were craned out of Peterborough yard to be transported away via the road. Several VIX ferry vans are preserved and can be found at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Peak Rail, the Eden Valley, the Spa Valley and West Somerset Railways.
The VIX ferry van is finished in an eye-catching BR Railfreight red and grey livery. The hook couplings enable easier coupling of other rolling stock and locomotives on your layout. It features sliding doors.
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BR Railfreight Hopper HAA Wagon "354966" (R60266)
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