emjay68

I've used the magnetic method of uncoupling tension locks on my dockside layout which abounds with tight radius curves. To get reliable coupling and un coupling, I've used Bachmann small tension locks on one end of wagons and have substituted the other end with plug in Dapol couplings( minus hooks) on the other end as there is a wider area for the tension lock to couple to and therefore increased reliability. The Dapol couplings were sourced from Replica Railways. Warning, the pack contains 3 pairsof couplings, each pair with a different hieght step between the plug and the coupling. For older Mainline wagons, Bachmann do a sustitute coupling that is screwed in place of the Mainline tension lock. On the other end, just remove the mainline hook. Nice Claustraphobic Inglenook, by the way.