OAA/ OBA 'Bass' & 'Squid open Profile and Models
100028 at Newport in July 2001. ©Steve Jones
The OAA and OBA were the first air-braked open wagons designed for British Rail. 100 OAAs were initially built, with a further 800 to a very similar design, with revised highers, introduced and classified as OBA. The wagons were used across the UK on a variety of duties, including coiled steel wire, paper for newsprint and timber. With the decline in general goods traffic from the 1980s onwards, most of the wagons were transferred to engineering duties, with other vehicles heavily modified to take on new specialist roles. A small number remain, either in active service or storage.
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Type of Vehicle |
Open wagon |
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Builder |
British Rail, Ashford Works |
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Build Dates |
1971 - 1979 |
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Total Built |
900 |
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Wheel Configuration |
4 wheel |
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Operated By |
British Rail |
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Main Duties |
General freight |
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In Service Until |
Present |
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Surviving Examples |
Several |
Models Produced
Liveries Produced
BR bauxite
Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey
Satlink
Civil Engineers 'Dutch'
EWS - English Welsh and Scottish
Freelance
Models Produced
Liveries Produced
Awaiting Categorisation
Models Produced
Liveries Produced
Products awaiting categorisation
| Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Bachmann Branchline |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
38-040B View |
BR OBA Open Wagon Low Ends EWS No.110351 | EWS - English Welsh and Scottish |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Bachmann Branchline |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
38-041D View |
BR OBA Open Wagon High Ends BR Railfreight Red & Grey No.DC110652 | Railfreight Distribution (RFD) |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Bachmann Branchline |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
38-042B View |
BR OBA Open Wagon High Ends BR Plasmor Blockfreight No.110531 | BR non-standard |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Bachmann Branchline |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
38-044A View |
BR OBA Open Wagon Low Ends BR Freight Brown (Railfreight) No.110004 | BR bauxite |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Bachmann Branchline |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
38-047 View |
BR ZDA Bass Open Wagon Low Ends BR Eng. Civil Link Grey & Yellow No.DC110669 | Civil Engineers 'Dutch' |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Rapido Trains UK |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Unpowered |
915017W View |
Bespoke Weathered BR ‘Open AB’ OAA Wagon No. 100088, EWS Maroon | EWS - English Welsh and Scottish |
| N Gauge | Graham Farish |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Unpowered |
370-252-100039 View |
31 ton OAA open wagon 100039 in Railfreight red & grey - split from set | Railfreight Distribution (RFD) |
| N Gauge | Graham Farish |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
3805 View |
OAA open wagon 100033 in Railfreight livery | Railfreight Distribution (RFD) |