ess1uk Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Daft question time again ( there's not been one for a while ). What loads would an OAA carry? Found this page http://www.ltsv.com/w_profile_026.phpbut still not sure on loads. Layout set 1986/1987. Would OAA be used in engineering trains back then? Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Possible loads would include reeled paper (sheeted) , also tiles on behalf of Redland. A number were painted in Redland colours (pale green), some receiving built-up ends. The majority were in Departmental use, I think, mainly with the CMEE's fleet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Cheers for the prompt answer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbler Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I saw one in Northampton yard carrying concrete kerb stones from Newton Heath for Northamptonshire County Council. Also remember them carrying carriage cleaning chemicals in 45 gallon drums from Wolverhampton to Euston carriage shed on Speedlink services Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Don't know if 1985 counts as late 80s, but: Strood, Redland version 100048 and Rochester with something unevenly loaded (military??), possibly 100054 with back-to-front arrows and the remains of an ABN yellow circle: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboy Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Don't know if 1985 counts as late 80s, but: and Rochester with something unevenly loaded (military??), possibly 100054 with back-to-front arrows and the remains of an ABN yellow circle: I might be wrong but that load looks a Uniflote pontoon which the Army used to build Bailey Bridges. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Various loads illustrated in http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/broaa Paul Bartlett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 so stick a sheet over it or run it empty then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 thanks chaps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Were OAAs ever used to carry MoD LandRovers? I just wondered how they would be loaded and unloaded if it were true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Were OAAs ever used to carry MoD LandRovers? I just wondered how they would be loaded and unloaded if it were true. I've not seen them with Land-Rovers in, though I have seen OBAs and OCAs so loaded. In some cases, the state of the vehicle would suggest that it was dropped in by fork-lift, in other's they may have been driven on via a side-loading platform. Here are some views from Brian Daniel's site:- https://www.flickr.com/photos/brianews/6023211982/in/set-72157627371646720 https://www.flickr.com/photos/brianews/6022662179/in/set-72157627371646720 https://www.flickr.com/photos/brianews/6022671245/in/set-72157627371646720/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/brianews/6023229922/in/set-72157627371646720/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Interesting stuff here!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Found this in the archive. http://rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=24784 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon 123 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 On a couple of occasions they did turn up at Hereford carrying logs from Scotland. They had to be desperate to use them as they were not ideal as the wood dropsides where easily damaged by the grabs. Paul J. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 My favourite load is Pick up Coal from West Blyth Staiths to C A Goodwin at Aldermarston! Mark Saunders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 My favourite load is Pick up Coal from West Blyth Staiths to C A Goodwin at Aldermarston! Mark Saunders Sounds interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 On a couple of occasions they did turn up at Hereford carrying logs from Scotland. They had to be desperate to use them as they were not ideal as the wood dropsides where easily damaged by the grabs. Paul J. Were the dropsides more vulnerable on the OAA's than the OBA's? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Sounds interesting I wonder why somewhere in Berkshire used spilt coal from staithes and coal-hoists; elsewhere on this forum, someone mentioned a flow of 'recovered' coal to Padworth sidings, which seem to be at Aldermaston. Apparently, this traffic was loaded into Tube wagons, for some reason, and often included bits of shrubbery and even old bikes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon 123 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Were the dropsides more vulnerable on the OAA's than the OBA's? Were the dropsides more vulnerable on the OAA's than the OBA's? OBA's weren't particularly liked either. Grab access was difficult when grabbing the last few logs that tended to congregate in the bottom/side corners and required you to get into the wagon. The OBA's where marginally preferred to OAA's as the higher ends and extendable side stantions meant you could put a few more logs in, improving the payload very slightly. Both types were only used as a last resort and I only saw them very rarely. Never saw any OCA's in timber traffic at Hereford. Paul J. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Further loads; one of the smokeless fuel plants( Three Spires near Coventry, despatched palletised sacks of smokeless fuel to some locations in the SE and East Anglia. There's a photo of one bound for Hove in 'BR Air-Braked Wagons' by David Ratcliffe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Were they ever used for UKF big bag traffic from Ince? Or were they OCAs on those? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Acetylene and other gas cylinders from Longport to Aberdeen in OCAs. ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 OBA's weren't particularly liked either. Grab access was difficult when grabbing the last few logs that tended to congregate in the bottom/side corners and required you to get into the wagon. The OBA's where marginally preferred to OAA's as the higher ends and extendable side stantions meant you could put a few more logs in, improving the payload very slightly. Both types were only used as a last resort and I only saw them very rarely. Never saw any OCA's in timber traffic at Hereford. Paul J. The great Storm of 1987 brought down many trees and for months afterwards there was extra timber traffic on offer to BR, so many extra wagons of varying types got used. Here is a pair of OBAs with logs at Middlesboro https://www.flickr.com/photos/36034969@N08/6919713188/in/photolist-inWWY3-DsUm95-m2X3J5-bxtkDN-kLQV7K cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Were they ever used for UKF big bag traffic from Ince? Or were they OCAs on those? Think there was a small pool of dedicated OCA for UKF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon 123 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Think there was a small pool of dedicated OCA for UKF. Such as in this shot. https://flic.kr/p/q25GCP Paul J. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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