Thanks for the replies..

Most rolling stock sold these days (and for the last few years) are fitted with knuckle couplers rather than Rapido couplers, thus my suggestion that rolling stock that is fitted with Rapido's is old...

Basically my goal was to convert these cars to knuckle couplers as cheap as possible so I can get them back on the layout and in use, instead of sitting in their cases in a drawer doing nothing...

Much of my Bachmann rolling stock is not that old, having been purchased in about 2004, and the trucks are fastened on via a screw rather than a pin, as are the trucks on my #73493 Bachmann Tank car that has dummy knuckle couplers fitted..

On my remaining rolling stock, the trucks are held on with "bolster" pins, so I have no other option than to use MT or Atlas trucks on those..

Cheers

Mark.

Switching via magnetic de-couplers under the track is not something that I am considering at this time.. That is not to say that may not go down that path in the future though, so the point about dummy couplers is valid..

Hi Ladies and Gentlemen..

I have quite a bit of N scale Backmann rolling stock that has served me well, but does not get used that much these days due to being fitted with rapido couplers..

I would like to convert them over to Knuckle couplers, and came accross these couplers "Bachmann N #42533 Dummy Knuckle Coupler and Truck Assembly without wheels", and wondered if they would be a suitable replacement..

Much of the rolling stock I want to convert is #73372 40' Quad Hoppers, #73490 40' Single Dome tank car and #73659 40' Gondolas...

A recent purchase, #73493 40' Single Dome Tank Car Tagolene came with Knuckle Couplers already fitted.. ARE THE #42533 Dummy Knuckle Trucks THE SAME AS THE ONES THAT WOULD BE FACTORY FITTED TO THE #73493 TANK CAR..??

Mark..

PS.. Sorry, didnt mean to "SHOUT" by typing in capitals, I just wanted my question(s) to stand out.. By getting an accurate answer to my second question means that I can answer my first question myself by trial fitting my Bachmann Knuckle coupling trucks to my other rolling stock..

PPS..Ringing customer service is not an option for me, I'm in Australia.. LOL.