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No Buckeye.
Just got back from a holiday in Austria, visiting the narrow gauge railways of the Tyrol which we really enjoyed. We also travelled on the standard main line ( Munich to Milan) i was amazed to find that our electric loco was fitted with a shackle and screw! on the draw bar, and not the safer buckeye coupler, does anyone know why they use this old fashioned haulage system? also i was amused when the driver lit up a fag in the cab, are our drivers allowed to smoke whilst driving?
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Hope this helps, BW
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For standard gauge loco-hauled stock the screw coupler is still the standard throughout Europe except for Russia where a type of auto coupler is in use.
Changing to buckeyes or something similar has been considered over the years but because of the number of vehicles involved the cost would be far too great for very little gain. Screw couplers are perfectly suited to European train weights and in many respects can be more flexible.
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Thanks for the info John, i didn't realise the screw shackle was the norm, but as i always say, "every day is a school day".
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I remember a derailment on the GWML in the sixties due to track buckling. The buckeye couplers were credited with keeping the majority of coaches upright.
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