AZL loco couplers to Marklin rolling stock

grymg Nov 4, 2019

  1. grymg

    grymg TrainBoard Member

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    Does anyone have a suggestion on how to get an AZL loco to couple with Marklin rolling stock? I see there is a transition car available that has MTL knuckle couplers on one end and Marklin on the other. Can the AZL couplers successfully mate with the MTL coupler on this transition car?
     
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  2. ddechamp71

    ddechamp71 TrainBoard Member

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    AZL couplers mate with MTL couplers without the least trouble. AZL designed its coupler in order to match with MTL's (without, of course, its magnetic uncoupling feature). So no matter of what is on the other side of your transition car, as long as it has a MTL coupler to be coupled with your AZL loco on its "good" side. ;)

    Dom
     
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  3. ZFRANK

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    All Z scale knuckle couplers are compatible. But only MTL can be uncoupled with a magnet under the track. Also MTL couplers can be delayed uncoupled, so you can spot cars while switching.

    /Frank

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    All Z scale knuckle couplers are compatible. But only MTL can be uncoupled with a magnet under the track. Also MTL couplers can be delayed uncoupled, so you can spot cars while switching.

    /Frank

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  5. grymg

    grymg TrainBoard Member

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    Thank you! Yes I read before that AZL's were compatible with MTL's but didn't know to what extent. thanks for the confirmation guys.
     
  6. cjm413

    cjm413 TrainBoard Member

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    The best solution is to replace the Marklin couplers :)
     

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  7. ZFRANK

    ZFRANK TrainBoard Member

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    MTL has 'drop in' replacements for Märklin. These fit into the märklin coupler pocket. Another option is to use the MTL body mount coupler.

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