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Introductory Notes
There are two coupling systems for LGB trains:
1. Hook couplers (symmetrical and asymetrical).
2. Knuckle couplers
LGB rolling stock comes equiped from the factory with
asymetrical hook couplers. Every car also comes with
an extra hook coupler which can be installed to allow
symmetrical coupling.
Asymmetrical Couplers
LGB rolling stock produced after 1980 have a single
coupler on one side that pivots freely from side to side.
The advantage of this asymme trical coupler arrange-
ment is that it allows you to easily remove a single car
from the middle of a train.
Symmetrical Couplers
LGB rolling stock produced after 1980 can easily be
fitted with a double coupler system. In this way, you can
create a symmetrical coupling system. Symmetrical cou-
pling makes it easier to execute complicated switching
and coupling operations. Since the cars have hooks
at both ends, they can be coupled together no matter
which direction they are running. Also, symmetrical
couplings are very secure, even on unevenly-laid track.
Knuckle Couplers
The LGB knuckle coupler is available as a replacement
part. It is usually used by American-prototype modelers
to reproduce automatic coupling operations of U.S.
railroads while maintaining compatibility with the LGB
program. The moveable coupler heads on LGB knuckle
couplers allow perfect coupling, even in curves. Also,
trains can be pushed easily with LGB knuckle couplers.
The knuckle coupler is a symmetrical coupler, that is,
a knuckle coupler must be installed on both ends of
a car. LGB knuckle couplers are designed for simple
installation on all four-axle LGB cars produced after
1980. When knuckle couplers are installed on two-axle
cars, the couplers may cause problems during switching
operations.
The knuckle couplers work perfectly with LGB’s electric
uncoupling Track No. 10560.
Coupling
No matter which LGB coupling system is use, LGB rolling
stock can be easily coupled by lightly touching the cars
to be coupled together.
