GreenDiesel

Thanks ... I was actually thinking about this this morning! I should probably just buy a set of Bachmann couplers. As you say, I should easily be able to swop the metal ones on my Hornby wagons with the Bachmann ones. But I could still do with a few more wagon/vans anyway, so I may as well by Bachmann ones. The Kirby method sounds excellent. It should really improve operation of the layout and the overall appearance/effect, especially if I were to ever demonstrate this to folks, possibly at a model railway show, etc. Cheers, Rob

This is a related question ... I have a Hornby uncoupler and it doesn't fit neatly into my track. This might be because most of my track is either Peco or Atlas. I looked at pics of the Peco uncoupler online and, as far as I can tell, it looks identical to the Hornby one. So maybe the Peco uncoupler would fit better into my Peco flex track? Also, I'm still going to try to use the method described on another forum, where small magnets were placed under the track and metal staples were super-glued to the plastic couplers (which are apparently only on modern Bachmann products). This would be the most appealing and effective way to uncouple freight cars/good vehicles. Only "concern" is that I'd have to buy several more Bachmann freight cars and not use my Hornby ones! Thanks, Rob

Thanks -- this might work very well on my small switching layout, where only vans or wagons would pass over it. I'll check this out. Cheers, Rob

I'm interested in this info as I've been struggling with various uncoupling options (unsuccessfully). In a different thread, someone recommended gluing staples to Bachmann couplers and placing magnets below the track but I had trouble getting this to work. I'll Google this Uncoupler Unit and any others that are recommended. Thanks as well! Rob