Can anyone provide me with information on the NEM standard coupler pocket? Either the standards or a link to them?
(NEM is the European standard coupler mount.)
Reason:
I just acquired my first loco (Hornby Q1) with NEM pockets and thought I would put Kadees on it. I found that I had problems with its slipping out of some other Kadees. All seemed to match the standards gauge. Then I mounted Kadees on some Bachman wagons. Thes came out about half a coupler too high! I noticed that the Hornby coupler is flat across the top while the Bachman one has a vertical jog down. They can't both be "standard".
Kadees in the Bachman wagons tend to rub against the coupling hook in the buffer beam unless the really long ones are used. In the Q1 the coupler shank collides with the brake pipes.
Thanks,
(NEM is the European standard coupler mount.)
Reason:
I just acquired my first loco (Hornby Q1) with NEM pockets and thought I would put Kadees on it. I found that I had problems with its slipping out of some other Kadees. All seemed to match the standards gauge. Then I mounted Kadees on some Bachman wagons. Thes came out about half a coupler too high! I noticed that the Hornby coupler is flat across the top while the Bachman one has a vertical jog down. They can't both be "standard".
Kadees in the Bachman wagons tend to rub against the coupling hook in the buffer beam unless the really long ones are used. In the Q1 the coupler shank collides with the brake pipes.
Thanks,