TEA bogie tank Profile and Models
TEA-L 88082 at Airdrie, Scotland in July 2015. ©Hugh Llewelyn
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The TEA wagon family encompasses a variety of 100 to 102 ton bogie tank wagons produced over several decades, starting in the 1960s, into the 1980s with Standard Wagon Co/ Chas Roberts built examples for Fina & Total Oil, with additiional new variations produced in the 1990s and 2000s for other operators including VTG.There are a myriad of detail variations due to the number of batches produced and the different eras they appeared. These vehicles are still used across much of the British rail network transporting oil to refineries and storage terminals across the country. |
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Type of Vehicle |
Bogie Tank Wagon |
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Builder |
Standard Wagon Company & Chas Roberts Powell-Duffryn Marcroft Engineering Greenbrier Europe |
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Build Dates |
Late 1960s to Mid-2000s |
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Total Built |
100s |
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Wheel Configuration |
2 x Bogies |
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Operated By |
VTG EWS Private Owners |
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Main Duties |
Oil Transport |
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In Service Until |
Present |
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Surviving Examples |
Many still in service |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
VTG
EWS - English Welsh and Scottish
Freightliner PLC
Private Owner
Conoco
N Gauge
