Re: Couplers - was North Australia Railway Mk1

["Ross \(Goldie\) Goldspink" <goldicom@powerup.com.au>]

"< Tell >" <telljbAS@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Bill McNiven" <wmcniven@gunzel.ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > Mmmmm......

Noted under the cab of a WA "C" class at Hotham valley/Pemberton, a knuckle
coupler sitting on a rack under the cab, with chopper installed on the loco.

>So at some stage, WA had to makke a choice on their locos too,

Goldie

> Interestingly the chopper couplers remained on goods
> and passenger rolling stock until well after the iron
> ore trains with their auto couplers commenced service.
> The NT class had to use a converter coupler to enable
> them to haul goods trains until all of the NAR stock
> were converted to automatic or knuckle couplers.
>
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