> I was just wondering what those greasy things attached to the rails in
> suburbann sydney do. They sort of look like a black grease chaimber thing
> that's attached to the rail with a pipe.
They are flange lubricators. They are used on sharp corners where flanging is expected to
minimise wear and tear on the wheelsets and the railhead.
-- David Johnson CityRail Guard trainman@ozemail.com.au http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman