02-09-2009, 10:25 AM
Just strictly out of curiosity when looking at how a Steam Engine is connected to its tender are the models prototypical when they use a "tow bar" or did the real thing use a coupler to allow for more flexibilty if swapping out tenders? I imagine that on occasion a tender and loco might be separated, however I'm guessing for the most part that didn't happen too often. How difficult i.e. how much work was it to separate the two if it was required? :? :|