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European Couples

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European Couples
Posted by leewal on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 7:56 AM

On a lark, I bought an Oriental Express train with a loco and 4 cars.  It runs great but those funny looking couples are terrible. Is there a way to change them to Kadee without damaging the car?  Even horn hooks would be better than what they have.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:40 AM

You should change the title of the thread to "European Couplers" not "European Couples".

The name of the thread is very wrong because of the typo.

If these cars have the standard European Coupler Pocket, NEM-362, Kadee makes a coupler (#20) to drop right into this as an easy replacement.

If the couplers are truck mounted, and do not use the NEM-362 coupler pocket, the Kadee Couplers for the Rivarossi truck (#508) might be able to be modified.

-Kevin

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Posted by leewal on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:43 AM

Thanks Kevin, you were a big help.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, November 5, 2020 8:45 AM

leewal
Thanks Kevin, you were a big help.

Did the Kadee #20 couplers work for you?

-Kevin

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