How do you pronounce "SCOA-P"

[Matthew T]

Is it "SKOA-ap", "SCOA-a PEE" or just "S-C-O-A-P"?

 

[randyrippley]

Is it "SKOA-ap", "SCOA-a PEE" or just "S-C-O-A-P"?

It looks like they were never used here, even though NBL built them for export. Better off asking where they were designed and mainly used: Australia.
Have you read the wiki article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCOA-P_wheel ?

Probably find that the workers at NBL referred to them with a Glaswegian nickname anyway

 

[randyrippley]

If anyone was wondering what he's talking about, this PDF explains
http://enuii.com/vulcan_foundry/miscellaneous/Scoap wheel centres.pdf

Unfortunately copying a quote from the file is blocked, but in essence it describes the unique wheel structure and associated weight reduction, and licencing for manufacture