Couplers 1: Scope, Levels of Automation, Types used in US, UK, Germany (Train Sim World tutorial)
Coming back to Train Sim World 4, in this weeks video we have a look at why we need couplers, what they have to deal with and take care of, how they accomplish their tasks, what levels of automatation there are and what types of couplers are mostly used in the USA, the UK and in Germany.
Fall freight service on a BR Class 66 in Dovetail Games' ancient Great Western Express DLC, featuring short tutorials about the scope of couplers (18:40) and the levels of automatization of couplers (1:00:08).
Quick Access:
00:00 – Start
02:50 – UIC screw-link couplers and buffers on a German freight train
08:49 – AAR (American, Janney, Knuckle, Buckeye) couplers on American freight train
14:04 – Mix of screw-link and buckeye couplers on British freight train
18:40 – Scope of couplers discussed
22:10 – Stretched and bunched trains and slack discussed
25:38 – Lateral movement of wheelsets in curves discussed
32:00 – Tractive and compressive forces on screwlink couplers and buffers discussed
40:14 – Screwlink and buffer behavior in curves discussed
49:44 – Advantages of central buffers discussed
54:42 – Lines, hoses and connections that need to be coupled discussed
v – Levels of automatation on couplers discussed
1:07:50 – Scharfenberg Type 10 coupler on the TGV
1:14:14 – Scharfenberg Type 10 coupler on the ICE3
1:19:39 – Service 4E03 Bristol Terminal to Felixstowe North
1:21:06 – Class 66 setup
1:23:40 – Departure, screwlink couplers and buffers on a switch
1:29:44 – Coupler play on stretched train
1:31:40 – Cars running into train when coasting and braking
1:52:20 – Splitting distant signals spotted
1:59:50 – Stopping at Acton Yard
2:04:50 – Couplers on DB Schenker Cargo hopper cars
2:06:45 – Conclusion
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