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What is this? Cyclinder attached to rails

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Strange cyclinder attached to the track
At a guess I'd say it's a flange greaser, how does it work does it squirt grease when the train passes? Doesn't look like it's powered by anything. Looks awful condition I'm surprised if it works whatever it is
 

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trainmania100 said:
Strange cyclinder attached to the track
At a guess I'd say it's a flange greaser, how does it work does it squirt grease when the train passes? Doesn't look like it's powered by anything. Looks awful condition I'm surprised if it works whatever it is
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The two small boxes alongside the rail are push (by passing wheels) operated mechanical pumps. The large hose in the middle is the feed, and the small hoses either side are the output. Doesn’t need any power.
 
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swt_passenger said:
The two small boxes alongside the rail are push (by passing wheels) operated mechanical pumps. The large hose in the middle is the feed, and the small hoses either side are the output. Doesn’t need any power.
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Thanks for confirming always wondered what it did, thanks
 
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