The disclosure relates to a bearing for a railway vehicle axle comprising a housing enclosing a bearing liner to receive an end of the axle. One end of the housing has an end cap shaped to provide an oil reservoir and there is at least one cavity in the lower part of the housing leading from the reservoir to a port in the lower part of the bearing liner to deliver lubricant to the axle end supported in the liner. The other end of the housing has an oil seal to engage the axle.