Does anybody know of better/smaller couplings for Bachmann Thomas

[PaulFwalker]

I am in the UK and I have some Bachmann stock and Emily conversions and hate the big couplings. Does anyone know of any easy fit smaller alternatives?

 

[Moonraker]

I use Kadees on mine....look good, work well and grandchild proof.

Peter Lucas
MyLocoSound

 

[trammayo]

It depends what you would like to use - prototypical, knuckle or hook & loop. The Bachmann TT range can easily be fitted with more "conventional" Hook & Loop couplings as adaptors (to lower the coupling height) are supplied with rolling stock (at least with the coaching stock)

 

[Nodrog1826]

Not sure if you want to go prototypical, but this may be useful.

http://www.altek.nl/tips_koppelhaken.html

 

[The Tinker]

Kadees are easy to do and easy to use

 

[Chris Vernell]

The Thomas stock does have coupling hooks. I am thinking of using three-link chain instead of the hook and loop couplers.

 

[stockers]

Just mind the buffer lock!

 

[adverse camber]

if you change to kadees how do you adjust the height? Thomas and co couplings are higher than the standard ones. They do provide a converter but that is hook and loop too.
Do you just accept that they can only couple to other Thomas stock?

 

[Moonraker]

if you change to kadees how do you adjust the height? Thomas and co couplings are higher than the standard ones. They do provide a converter but that is hook and loop too.
Do you just accept that they can only couple to other Thomas stock?

The attached photo shows how I did my rear coupling by cutting out a bit of buffer beam. I did not bother with a front coupling.

Regards
Peter Lucas
MyLocoSound

 

[adverse camber]

very neat. These look like body mounted and are presumably at the "standard height" rather than the Thomas and friends only height