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    Yes, taking the locomotive off the track did help with that troublesome layout. But the same locomotive works fine at other times. I have a weighted 2x6x2 brick from an old fishing boat, I'll see if I can work it into the design. Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 14:58
  • Hmm, and it's not like a standard loco where you could flip the tender and loco around due to the massive cow-catcher... Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 15:03
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    I think your observation about the coupler applying force at the wrong angle is probably correct. I may have to bite the bullet and just rebuild the entire locomotive, but until now I never realized how tricky it was to make it work reliably. It would probably be easier to have my floor redone with hardwood instead of carpet. Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 15:14
  • Yes, that seems to be the considered opinion among other model train geeks - more so with the standard Hornby couplers where they are basically fairly thin loops pushing against each other ;) Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 15:16