RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2021 A friend has just acquired a set second hand and asking how the screw link coupling. Is fitted as there were no instructions as it was s/h. I’ve not got hands on the coach but these are the sullied parts so I assume the flat bracket is a close coupling cam and the spring attaches it to the srewlink hook? Additionally is there wiring for the lamp or do you hardwire it to the pickups? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: A friend has just acquired a set second hand and asking how the screw link coupling. Is fitted as there were no instructions as it was s/h. I’ve not got hands on the coach but these are the sullied parts so I assume the flat bracket is a close coupling cam and the spring attaches it to the srewlink hook? Additionally is there wiring for the lamp or do you hardwire it to the pickups? I never looked at the Coupling Paul, when I had a B Set, but the Tail Lamp should be just the wires through the two holes. The Bogies have the pick up on for that and the interior lighting. I hope this helps. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2021 I’ll pass that on thanks Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted May 27, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2021 6 hours ago, PaulRhB said: A friend has just acquired a set second hand and asking how the screw link coupling. Is fitted as there were no instructions as it was s/h. I’ve not got hands on the coach but these are the sullied parts so I assume the flat bracket is a close coupling cam and the spring attaches it to the srewlink hook? Additionally is there wiring for the lamp or do you hardwire it to the pickups? If you have a pair then they couple together using the cam, which is sprung and a hook that isnt in your photo, which fits the slot. The screw links just fit through the buffer beam as normal, at the outer end for a pair or either end for a single coach. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2021 Ok so the hook isn’t sprung then but solid and glues in the bufferbeam. Ok that all makes sense thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted May 27, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2021 22 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: Ok so the hook isn’t sprung then but solid and glues in the bufferbeam. Ok that all makes sense thanks Mine are in the loft so I cant check until I next go up. I'd have thought the screw links were sprung as well but perhaps not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2021 Well there’s no split pin and compression spring in his pic so I guess not. He’s going to drop it off for me to look at so I’ll see if I can modify it to be sprung as I’m used to the hook being sprung too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) Best to buy a new pair of Couplings for the outer ends Paul, You will need one to couple to the Loco, or add a Milk Tank or Wagon to the Rear of the Train, A pack of Couplings come with Split pins and Springs. This was on my Pen Y Bont Layout. Edited May 28, 2021 by Andrew P 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 I don’t know if he has any intention of a layout for it, he’s mostly a collector of things he likes and just runs them on a test track. He’s as bad as me with multiple scales and themes! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 If themodel is from a two or four coach set it will have the short buffers fitted on the non guards end as the sets were close coupled. A single coach is/was also available which had standard buffers and screw links at both ends. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2021 Going slightly off topic but whilst I've seen photos of the brake thirds from the 4 coach set in individual use (one on the Looe branch appears a lot) I've never actually seen an E140 brake composite running as a single coach. Did this happen much? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP99 Posted May 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2021 On 28/05/2021 at 22:55, Quintus said: If themodel is from a two or four coach set it will have the short buffers fitted on the non guards end as the sets were close coupled. A single coach is/was also available which had standard buffers and screw links at both ends. I bought a single coach LHT-633 and it doesn’t have standard buffers on the non Guards end, it has the short ones and the ungainly close coupling hook. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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