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TT Scale
Technical Things
Couplers, Track, etc.
TT has its quirks. Though the scale itself is standardized, everything
else is pretty much "up for grabs." I was amused to find a few things
this early in the game. One notable thing was the track. German
track had tightly-aligned, close-fitting ties. The Shinohara track
had wider spacing between ties, making it look more like a narrow gauge system
to accompany HO. The other curious thing was the couplers. They
were based on a ring and pick system. In a way, they are reminiscent
of the hook & loop couplers of Large Scale or the hook-type coupler used
on some narrow-gauge railways. Well, they are based on a German prototype.
I have heard that in the development of TT, couplers were anything
but "standardized."
Track anomaly. The track on the left is Shinohara flex track.
Its ties are more widely space than the German track |
The Shinohara track would do better for logging roads, while the tighter
German rail would be good for mainlines and more stable roadbed. |
The peculiar Berliner-Bahnen coupler is a ring. It is pushed into the
opposing coupler, which is similarly fitted. A pick drops down in both to
secure the ring in place.
Here it is mounted on a locomotive |
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Side view of the coupler |
Another view: the angled piece has the pick. |
Side view of coupled cars |
Top view of the same. |
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