TEA bogie tank Profile and Models

TEA bogie tank

TEA-L 88082 at Airdrie, Scotland in July 2015. ©Hugh Llewelyn

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.

Type of Vehicle

Bogie Tank Wagon

Builder

Standard Wagon Company & Chas Roberts
Powell-Duffryn
Marcroft Engineering
Greenbrier Europe

Build Dates

Late 1960s to Mid-2000s

Total Built

100s

Wheel Configuration

2 x Bogies

Operated By

VTG
EWS
Private Owners

Main Duties

Oil Transport

In Service Until

Present

Surviving Examples

Many still in service