The damn coupling on Hornby 60

[truckman060473]

God this is annoying. that wretched coupling on the class 60 which isn't attached to the bogie and has a spring like mechanism that allows it to sway from left to right. it basically means that you can't reverse the loco up to rolling stock on a curve as the hook is pointing away from the wagons' coupling. also try backing a longish train into some sidings, the hook just pushes to one side and the coupling goes under the wagon coupling an raises it up causing derailment. I have never seen such a terribly designed coupling. i was wondering if it is possible to somehow attach a coupling to the bogie. All my other Bachmann locos have it this way and none present any problems pulling or pushing stock.

 

[hairyhandedfool]

Apparently the NEM style pocket is super if it is used with a bar coupling and okay with Kadee and the like. The bogie frame itself is too flimsy to attach anything major. One of my 60s is okay with the standard coupling at one end, but requires a bar at the other, the others are just useless and require a bar at both ends on a good day, no good for yards and such.

I have seen little pieces of plastic that resemble the moulding on some Bachmann wagons and their 158/158/166/170 units, I don't know who does them though, but if you could get them and add Bachmann's NEM style boxes you might be okay.