Farish coupling overhang

[Blade Fisher]

Hi,

Can anyone advise the approximate overhang of the couplers on GF coaches/ diesel locomotives above the length of the individual vehicle?  In the absence of a coach/loco I am assuming 5mm at each end.


Thanks.

[Newportnobby]

Hi, and welcome to the forum
You may find some variation but I've just measured a Farish class 42 and the coupling end is 8mm over the buffer beam.

[njee20]

What are you actually wanting to answer? 5mm should cover you to the end of a coupler (I just checked a mk1 @3mm beyond the buffers, a 66 @ 1.5mm beyond the buffers and a 60 @2mm), but if you want to know about coupled length for a rake it'll be less than that because of the overlap between vehicles.

If you're trying to calculate lengths then 5mm should give you wiggle room.

[Blade Fisher]

Thanks guys.  The answer is platform length.