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A water crane is a device used for delivering a large volume of water into the tank or tender of a steam locomotive. As a steam locomotive consumes several times more water than coal, water cranes used to be a vital part of railway stations, often situated at the end of a platform, so that water could be refilled during a stop at the station. The water crane consists in general of upright steel pipe of large diameter with another flexible pipe connected to its upper end so as it forms a rotating arm, sometimes with a funnel. Such a device, usually supplied from a special water tower or reservoir owned by the railway company, was able to deliver from one up to ten cubic metres of water per minute.

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 [[Image:Water crane Kladno CZ 01.jpg|thumb|right|Water crane in [[Kladno]], [[Czech Republic]]]]
 [[Image:Wasserkran Bf Stützerbach.JPG|thumb|right|Water crane in [[Stützerbach]], [[Germany]]]]
-A '''water crane''' is a device used for delivering a large volume of [[water]] into the [[Tank locomotive|tank]] or [[Tender locomotive|tender]] of a [[steam locomotive]]. As a steam locomotive consumes several times more water than [[coal]], water cranes once used to be a vital part of [[railway station]]s, often situated at the end of a [[railway platform|platform]], so that water could be refilled during a stop at the station. The water crane consists in general of upright steel [[Water pipe|pipe]] of large diameter with another flexible pipe connected to its upper end so as it forms a rotating arm, sometimes with a [[funnel]]. Such a device, usually supplied from a special [[water tower]] or reservoir owned by the railway company, was able to deliver from one up to ten [[cubic metre]]s of water per [[minute]].
+A '''water crane''' is a device used for delivering a large volume of [[water]] into the [[Tank locomotive|tank]] or [[Tender locomotive|tender]] of a [[steam locomotive]]. As a steam locomotive consumes several times more water than [[coal]], water cranes used to be a vital part of [[railway station]]s, often situated at the end of a [[railway platform|platform]], so that water could be refilled during a stop at the station. The water crane consists in general of upright steel [[Water pipe|pipe]] of large diameter with another flexible pipe connected to its upper end so as it forms a rotating arm, sometimes with a [[funnel]]. Such a device, usually supplied from a special [[water tower]] or reservoir owned by the railway company, was able to deliver from one up to ten [[cubic metre]]s of water per [[minute]].
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