Hello Eric

Do you need a few extra cars for your FS train in Eresing? I have a few more.

Take a look at the cars with the standard coupling the distance? Easy to connect, small distance and reliable. I have never paid
attention to it for years and have always exchanged the couplings on my lima passenger cars.


Christoph

clutch = coupling

An example from the 1989 Lima catalog:
Example


Christoph

What are you talking about? These long 303mm passenger coaches are equipped with a short coupling mechanism and NEM pockets. I have no good experience in using Märklin type loop couplers on such coaches, as these tend to uncouple in curves, especially when slowing down (reducing tension on couplers). On all my coaches with short coupling mechanism I use NEM-shaft coupler (in my case Fleischmann Profi Kupplung) in order to avoid the loss of coaches en route. The older "fish-hook" type or the smaller (later) NEM-sized loop coupler, which is attached to the bogie, works fine, for sure. Nevertheless, this is no close coupling and some space remains between the coaches.

Although, I still keep using loop couplings on freight stock, regardless if they have close coupling or not.

About terms:

Clutch - Part of the power transmission of a motor vehicle (German: Kupplung treten, schleifen lassen etc.)
Coupling/Coupler: Connection of two vehicles (trailer, railway wagon)

Cheers,

Martin