Hello; I'm interested in the Albert Hall set. Can anyone tell me what couplers are used on the set and what type of couplers were used on the actual train? Thanks; wayne walter
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I'm sure Lionel used their U.S. style knuckle couplers, but I imagine that the actual train used the British style "hook and loop" style (I don't know what the correct term is for their coupling system).
Here's what the Brits use:
Rusty
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waynew posted:Hello; I'm interested in the Albert Hall set. Can anyone tell me what couplers are used on the set and what type of couplers were used on the actual train? Thanks; wayne walter
The luxury coupling was as Rusty described above. The older freight cars had just a 3-link chain and hook. When I ran some British O scale I had a thin strip of brass shimstock bent in an elongated 'S' shape for coupling and un-coupling the chain links - worked like a charm. There are people who do this with a magnetic tool in smaller scales, but they are a different breed. 
(Photo is British 4mm/ft 00 finescale) Stick with the Lionel couplers for your sanity's sake.
