
I ran my recently acquired tram loco today with a carriage hooked up, soon after start off there is a R1 point and at every occasion the carriage derailed at the point but not the loco.
I swapped the carriage for a Toytrain wagon as this has more side to side movement at the coupling but that kept falling off too.
Now, the loco has a standard coupling loop (no hook) at the front but at the back there is what looks to be a unique semi circular loop with the hook and it looked as though that was the problem. Easy, I thought, swap the couplings or buy a new loco coupling to replace the semi circle. Then I turned the loco over and plan A went out of the window. The couplings are an integral part of the chassis moulding, not screwed on like evrything else LGB made.
Has anyone else had the same problem and if so how was it overcome? I did think of chopping the carriage coupling but I don't think that will increase the play to any great extent.
Other locos pull the same carriage over the same point with no difficulty, only the tram.
Over to you
I swapped the carriage for a Toytrain wagon as this has more side to side movement at the coupling but that kept falling off too.
Now, the loco has a standard coupling loop (no hook) at the front but at the back there is what looks to be a unique semi circular loop with the hook and it looked as though that was the problem. Easy, I thought, swap the couplings or buy a new loco coupling to replace the semi circle. Then I turned the loco over and plan A went out of the window. The couplings are an integral part of the chassis moulding, not screwed on like evrything else LGB made.
Has anyone else had the same problem and if so how was it overcome? I did think of chopping the carriage coupling but I don't think that will increase the play to any great extent.
Other locos pull the same carriage over the same point with no difficulty, only the tram.
Over to you
