WestRail642fan Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 So while giving my 395 some oiling, i had accidently knocked off the coupler hatch on the nose and i discovered the female socket of a ball and socket coupling and this got me thinking, since i knew this was a feature of the newer Hornby Visitor Center unit from the 2019/2020 but i didn't think it was on the Sir Chris Hoy model since i thought would just be an empty pocket like on Sir Steve Redgrave. did Hornby ever release a shaft for these coupler to connect to or do they expect to just couple two units directly, and if thats the case, wouldn't that cause derailments as is the case with the GWR 800 model Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2020 Is it actually a coupling or is it just a funny moulding? Could you take a closer image please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2020 Is there one on the other end too? If there is, is it the same or different? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRail642fan Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, Hilux5972 said: Is there one on the other end too? If there is, is it the same or different? yes there is some on the other end and its the same Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Also being discussed on another forum... https://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/forum/coupling-2-hitachi-javelin-6-car-trains-together-30957/?p=1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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