Scharfenberg coupler

So fairly lightweight, but actually quite powerful.

Now, we have talked a lot about these European-style vehicles in the United States, but we haven't actually brought up something that makes them distinctly modern and European, the Scharfenberg couplers.

These might be daunting to North American modelers who are accustomed to the simplicity of the Janey knuckle coupler, but I want to try and make the point here that these aren't and shouldn't be considered as scary.

They work via a series of pegs and pancakes, and plates, and pffair brakes, and pffwhiskers.

so it's purely a safety feature.

Most modern passenger vehicles do have these, even if they are hidden somewhere underneath a fairing.

Anyway, enough about the Scharfenberg couplers.

Let's begin the tour.