Re: when did Vic stop using buffers?

[James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>]

    There were still buffers on some four-wheelers when they were withdrawn in
the 80's and there are a few wagons with preservation groups that still have
their buffers. There were also quite a few wagons fitted with dual couplers (an
auto coupler with a link coupler on top). The wooden suburban electric stock
(Dogboxes and Tait cars) were never converted to auto couplers and as far as I
know the V cars were also never converted to auto couplers. Many steam
locomotives retained their buffers until they were withdrawn.

David Bromage wrote:

> Roderick Smith (rodsmith@werple.net.au) wrote:
> > From memory, conversion to auto couplers started in the mid 1920s; removal
> > of buffers (because the program was so well advanced) commenced in the
> > early 1950s.
>
> There was a lot of conversion from screw couplers to transition hooks
> (screw couplers in an auto coupler pocket) in the late 20s and early 30s.
> Some vehicles (e.g. large W cars) were built with transition hooks.
>
> There was mass conversion of some types of cars at various times. For
> example the entire V&SARJS fleet was converted from transition hook to
> auto in something like 3 weeks, I think in 1936.
>
> Cheers
> David



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