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They have hooks on the top to enable them to be lifted out easily. Though only 9 stanchions were provided for each wagon there were between 9 and 13 pockets fitted to allow the 9 stanchions to be moved to suit the load. The second type of stanchion is a tapered and fluted design painted red and appears to have been provided for the later VDA conversions though earlier OBA/OCA conversions also have them. These stanchions fit into a double set of pockets welded to the solebar so once removed leave nothing protruding above floor level. Confusingly and I have knowledge of why or whether wagons were retrospectively altered but there are therefore several permutations of wagon type and stanchion. examples of lot 4014 OCA worksplates no worksplates appear to be visible on OBA wagons built to lots 3909 or 3930 The photos above show the variations discussed earlier between wagon type and stanchion type. In the left hand photo the tapered style of stanchion is fitted to ex-OBA 110208 whilst the square style stanchion sporting the top hook is fitted to ex-OCA 112389. Note also the different end stanchions and varying heights between the two different lots 3909 and 4014. The right hand photo again shows the square section stanchions fitted to similar ex-OCA (lot 4014) wagons 112384 and 112371 and also shows the pockets and web strapping reels in more detail. One other variation is the floors, which are either wooden as built or adapted to chequer plate. 35
Liveries over the years have varied, with BR Railfreight red used initially for the majority but either blue or light green for those wagons diagrammed for Thames Board traffic. When sectorisation came in they were all allocated to Transrail but retained their original liveries. Some have received EWS maroon livery. With the increased traffic brought about by the hurricane of 1987 more conversions were carried out using redundant 45t VDA vans from the following batches. Number Code Lot No Design Code Built Manufacturer 200550-200999 VDA 3855 VD001A 1976 Ashford Works 210100-210399 VDA 3908 1977-78 Shildon Works As with the OBAs/OCAs it was a simple conversion involving removing the roof and sides. This left the rounded end profile as seen below and a similar height to the extended OBAs/OCAs. 200975 & 112241 showing the different profiles of the VDA (left) and OCA (right) conversions, Elgin Yard, 23 rd January 2012 examples of the two different VDA lots, 3855 (left) and 2908 (right) As with the OBAs/OCAs both stanchion types were used within the same batch with no apparent reason. I can only reason this was due to conversion at different works, does anyone know ? 36
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