TEAMYAKIMA

Regret couldn't make this event, but have seen some photos of the Northwick 'upgrade' - a great advertisement for Twickenham & District MRC and clubs in general!

Having spent 20 odd years fitting Kadees to British stock may I make one somewhat pedantic suggestion. Now please bear in mind that I am VERY, VERY fussy and I want my Kadees to work 100% of the time - NOT 99%!!

In that context I would recommend keeping to the NEM fixing style of couplings and NOT mixing them with the traditional Kadees made for the American market. Of course they will work together but will not uncouple 100%.

This means only having stock with NEM boxes or grouping stock into rakes with 18 or 19 Kadees on the ends.

Of course people do mix the styles and are very happy with them but in extreme situations they do behave slightly differently so you will be better either using the NEM fitting or the traditional fitting without mixing.