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Post by coupling on May 24, 2005 16:35:54 GMT
what type of coupling is used on london transport to join trains like the underground also how british coupling differs from north american ,europeanand japanese coupling system
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Post by setttt on May 24, 2005 16:56:37 GMT
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Post by Dmitri on May 24, 2005 19:53:11 GMT
north american ,europeanand japanese coupling system I wonder which coupling system is in your opinion 'european'  ? Screw coupler, SA-3, Scharfenberg, ... (what else)? The following may be of interest, too: www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/coupling.htm. |
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Post by igelkotten on May 25, 2005 0:12:49 GMT
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Post by q8 on May 25, 2005 5:29:39 GMT
 Just watched the little video's of modern day coupling and uncoupling of "C" stock. Goodness gracious ain't the business quiet nowadays, and a lot more gentle too. In my day there was lots of shouting and banging and air hissing a motors turning and all sort of cacophony. A coupler that you can add to the list is the Ward type. No longer used anywhere I beleive except some parts of India ands only used in this country by the MDR. This was a mechanical only coupler that had clutches to ensure it was locked. You can see the type in the picture of my Avatar. When I find the Image I will scan it and post it. It was used on all MDR stocks up to and including "Q" stocks and the west end of "R" stocks
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? Screw coupler, SA-3, Scharfenberg, ... (what else)? The following may be of interest, too: 
Just watched the little video's of modern day coupling and uncoupling of "C" stock. Goodness gracious ain't the business quiet nowadays, and a lot more gentle too. In my day there was lots of shouting and banging and air hissing a motors turning and all sort of cacophony. A coupler that you can add to the list is the Ward type. No longer used anywhere I beleive except some parts of India ands only used in this country by the MDR.
