Improving the Trix PBA coaches (4)

Page created on 2/07/2024

Coupling and results

Coupling of coaches

The only disadvantage — at least to my eyes — of my electric couplings is that it’s virtually impossible to assemble them with coaches on the track. In practice, therefore, they can only be used for trains that cannot be altered in service. On the other hand, they have the advantage of being discreet, having four contacts and being easy to install.

Here are two coaches before and after coupling.

Results

An A²Dx van coupled to an A⁸tu. The atmosphere is very different because of the dark grey fittings in the van.

Tail lights.

As already indicated, it is possible to combine two sections, each with a generator van, either A²Dx PBA or A⁴Dtux Mistral. I can therefore make Paris - Brussels - Amsterdam, Étoile du Nord or Île de France compositions, for eras of the 60s and the 70s.