Re: Those greasecan things attached to rails?

dave pierson (pierson@gone.enet.dec.com)
11 NOV 97 08:19:04

In article <bosey_-ya02408000R1111971837230001@news.magna.com.au>, bosey_@hotmail.com (Daniel) writes...
>Hi Guys and Girls,
>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.

If they are like the ones 'up here' they are flange lubricators.
A measured (hopefully) amount of lube is spritzed out to lubricate
the wheel flange/gage face of the rail. Reduces rail wear and
flange sqeual and energy consumption. Ours typically operate by
the pressure of the flange on a treadle spritzing the lube...
Most sommon on curvy bits.

thanks
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