I wonder if someone can help with a query.
I bought one of the above yesterday at the York show.
It works fine but there is a small packet of parts included with the loco and I don't understand what they are for and there is no information to help included with the pack
They are 10 similar small plastic parts each about 8mm long. They have a small moulding at each end and look a bit like solid chain links. There doesn't appear to be a place for them to fit to the loco and I'm just wondering what they are for.
many thanks
Bob
Hi Bob.
The parts you refer to are links for the Bosna couplings. They fit inside the head of the coupling and act as a rigid bar, as on the real thing.
These couplings are now the standard on items produced by Liliput, Roco, narrowbahn and others. These bars will not work with the couplings fitted to Bemo models (unless of course Bemo has updated their couplings recently) and the older pre-Bachmann Liliput stuff, though the couplings themselves will of course still couple using the stamped metal loops.
They are prototypical but are fiddly in use as you will find that you sometimes need to give the 2 items of stock to be uncoupled a fair old tug to get them to sepperate. They are of course ideal for running fixed rakes.
Hope this helps.
Darren.
Darren,
Thanks - that's very helpful
Bob