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Old 09-05-2016, 07:37 AM
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They are called axle boxes. They do indeed allow for a very slight amount of lateral movement in curves.
And it is really a scoop. On long, level stretches a trough was constructed between the rails and filled with water. The scoop was lowered and raised by hand at normal speed - sometimes the watertank overflowed rather dramatically. Have seen a picture somewhere, will try to find it again!
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