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SquiddlyDiddly - 27 May 2006 21:14 GMT

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as an parts diagram for the
Eurostar Coaches, I have the diagram for the engine but cannot fathom
how the coaches are built up.

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emudas - 28 May 2006 10:13 GMT

The body and the underframe/glazing are two separate parts. Lever out
the bottom edges of the body to release the sides from the glazing and
the two will part to reveal all.

Berst of luck

DaS

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SquiddlyDiddly - 28 May 2006 11:16 GMT

Thanks for the reply Das. The problem is the opposite though. I have
the body parts and bogies etc and I want build the coaches. The glazing
/ underfame to body is OK. It's the bogies and how the coaches join
which is puzzling me.

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emudas - 29 May 2006 10:10 GMT

On the shared bogies, each coach has a coupler 'prong' fitting into a
rectangular hole in the coach end. The 'prongs' have an open half-rond
end which clip fits over the post in the centre of the bogie. The
prongs are angles but all are the same. On one coach the prong will be
angled down and on the other coach, angled up so that the two prongs
cliping to one bogie will sit one above another.

Does this help at all?

DaS

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SquiddlyDiddly - 29 May 2006 19:48 GMT

I have just realised that I have the body and underframes for the 'two
extra coaches' that Hornby made available but my component parts,
bogies etc are for the main 4 car set so I don't have the right bits I
reckon. Thanks for you help.

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emudas - 30 May 2006 12:07 GMT

You need 2 'standard' bogies (with male/female couplings) and 1
pivoting bogie I think!

Many of these on sale on eBay. Search on 'Eurostar'

Best of luck

DaS

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