Re: American NG in Japan
| November 02, 2014 09:30AM |
CVR220 Wrote:
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> I note in this video the couplers don't quite look
> "American". Seems unlikely they would be changed,
> but they look a bit different to me.
>
>
They look like Willison couplers, as used in the US in industrial applications, (and the Oregon Zoo Railroad.)
Another photo
They pull against a rigid part, and the movable parts lock them together, in contrast to the knuckle coupler, which pulls against a moveable part.
I think Russian couplers are similar.
Bruce
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 11/02/2014 09:37AM by bcp.
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> I note in this video the couplers don't quite look
> "American". Seems unlikely they would be changed,
> but they look a bit different to me.
>
>
They look like Willison couplers, as used in the US in industrial applications, (and the Oregon Zoo Railroad.)
Another photo
They pull against a rigid part, and the movable parts lock them together, in contrast to the knuckle coupler, which pulls against a moveable part.
I think Russian couplers are similar.
Bruce
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 11/02/2014 09:37AM by bcp.
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