[modeleng] Re: Couplings
- From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 06:52:55 +1100
the knuckle couplers are illegal for passenger carrying here
> Ummm! Let me check---only thing I have is that IBLS
> standards have the coupler height as being a nominal
> 4.38" in 1.5 scale measured from the center of the
> coupler to the top of the rail. I think that they are
> referring to the "Knuckle(?) type couplers as used in
> USA.
>
> Al Messer
>
>
> --- alanjstepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > It seems that theree is no universal, or even
> > generally agreed, standard for
> > the couplings between loco (tender) and driving
> > trolley, and trolley and
> > passenger cars.
> >
> > The most common one that I have seen is the flat
> > bar, with pin dropping in
> > hole in bar and into brackets fixed to each vehicle.
> > However, the size of bar and pin seems to vary.
> >
> > Has anyone any information on couplings?
> > What does your club use?
> >
> > What is used in other countries?
> >
> >
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