The railcar couplers or couplings listed, described, and depicted below are used worldwide on legacy and modern railways. Compatible and similar designs are frequently referred to using widely differing make, brand, regional or nick names, which can make describing standard or typical designs confusing. Dimensions and ratings noted in these articles are usually of nominal or typical components and systems, though standards and practices also vary widely with railway, region, and era. Transition between incompatible coupler types may be accomplished using

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s, a coupling adapter or a barrier wagon.

Coupler types

* ABC coupler (Automatic Buffing Contact) * Albert coupler * bell and hook coupler * BSI coupler (Bergische Stahl Industrie) *

buffers and chain coupler Buffers and chain couplers (also known as "buffers and screw", "screw", "screwlink", and "English" couplers) are the de facto UIC standard railway stock coupling used in the EU and UK, and on some surviving former colonial railways, such as in ...

, also known as British, buffers and screw, English, EU, link and hook, UIC, or UK coupler * center buffer and chains coupler * Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) * GF coupler * Henricot coupler * H2C coupler *

Janney coupler Janney couplers are a semi-automatic form of railway coupling that allow rail cars and locomotives to be securely linked together without rail workers having to get between the vehicles. They are also known as American, AAR, APT, ARA, MCB, knuckl ...

, also known as AAR, APT, ARA, CB, center buffer, knuckle, MCB or

tightlock coupler Type H Tightlock couplers are a variety of Janney coupler, typically used on North American mainline passenger rail cars. They are designed with mechanical features which reduce slack in normal operation and prevent telescoping in derailments, y ...

* Johnston link and pin coupler * link and pin coupler * Miller coupler *

Norwegian coupler A Norwegian coupling (or meat chopper) or claw hammer coupling or pickaxe coupling is a manual coupling consisting of a central buffer with a mechanical hook that drops into a slot in the central buffer. The system is only found on narrow gauge ra ...

, also known as chopper or Jones coupler * pin and cup coupler (WABCO N-Type) *

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, also known as SovietAuto-3, AK69e, CA-3, Russian or Willison coupler *

Scharfenberg coupler The Scharfenberg coupler (german: Scharfenbergkupplung, abbreviated ''Schaku'') is a commonly used type of fully automatic railway coupling. Designed in 1903 by Karl Scharfenberg in Königsberg, Germany (today Kaliningrad, Russia), the coupler ...

, also known as Dellner, Schaku or Voith coupler ** While different Scharfenburg couplers may be mechanically compatible, they may be electrically incompatible. *

Shibata coupler A coupling (or a coupler) is a mechanism typically placed at each end of a railway vehicle that connects them together to form a train. A variety of coupler types have been developed over the course of railway history. Key issues in their desig ...

* Ward coupler * wedgelock coupler, also known as London or Tube coupler

Africa

Algeria

* English, Russian couplers on track * English couplers on gauge track

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2002–2003 p5

Angola

* AAR couplers

Botswana

* AAR couplers

Benin

* CBC couplers

Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire

* English couplers

Cameroon

* Russian couplers

Congo~Brazzaville

SA3 coupler SA3 couplers (also known as СА3 or СА-3 couplers per the typical foundry stamp on top of these couplers, meaning "Советская Автосцепка, 3" in Russian or "Soviet Auto-latch 3" in English) or Willison coupler and Russia ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo

* AAR couplers

Egypt

* English couplers on historic stock * AAR couplerLinkss on modern stock

Eritrea

* * CBC couplers

Ethiopia

* AAR couplers

Gabon

* Russian couplers

Ghana

s on historic stock * AAR couplers on modern stock

Kenya

* AAR and

s on Narrow gauge railways * AAR Alliance couplers on Standard gauge railways

Liberia

* AAR couplers

Malawi

* AAR couplers

Mali

* like

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Mauritania

* AAR couplers *

Morocco

* English couplers

Mozambique

* AAR couplers

Nigeria

* AAR couplers on modern railways * ABC couplers on legacy railways * ABC couplers on legacy

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Narrow gauge railways

Senegal

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on Indian Stock

South Africa

Buffers and chain coupler Buffers and chain couplers (also known as "buffers and screw", "screw", "screwlink", and "English" couplers) are the de facto UIC standard railway stock coupling used in the EU and UK, and on some surviving former colonial railways, such as in ...

from 1859 to 1873.Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1943). ''The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter I - The Period of the 4 ft. 8½ in. Gauge''. South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, June 1943. pp. 437-440. * Johnston link-and-pin from 1873 to 1927 on Cape gauge, from 1906 on narrow gauge in Natal.Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1944). ''The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter III - Natal Government Railways'' (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, September 1944. p. 669.Suid-Afrikaanse Vervoerdienste (South African Transport Services) (1983). ''Passassierswa- en Trokhandboek (Passenger Carriage and Truck Manual), Vol 1, Hoofstukke 1-15 (Chapters 1-15)''. South African Transport Services, 1983. Chapter 13. * Bell-and-hook from 1902 on narrow gauge in the Cape of Good Hope.Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1944). ''The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter II - The Cape Government Railways'' (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, April 1944. pp. 253-257. * AAR knuckle wide use from 1927 on Cape gauge. The first application of these couplers in what is now South Africa was in 1904 by the ultra-progressive Central South African Railways (CSAR) on their rolling stock for the "Limited Expresses" between Johannesburg and Pretoria.South African Railways & Harbours/Suid Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (15 Aug 1941). ''Locomotive Diagram Book/Lokomotiefdiagramboek, 2'0" & 3'6" Gauge/Spoorwydte, Steam Locomotives/Stoomlokomotiewe''. SAR/SAS Mechanical Department/Werktuigkundige Dept. Drawing Office/Tekenkantoor, Pretoria. pp. 6a-7a, 25. * Willison from 1973 on narrow gauge in the

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. *

WABCO N-Type A coupling (or a coupler) is a mechanism typically placed at each end of a railway vehicle that connects them together to form a train. A variety of coupler types have been developed over the course of railway history. Key issues in their desi ...

from 1984 on 6M EMU rolling stock. Also used on class 8M EMU rolling stock built from 1988. * Scharfenberg from 2012 on

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, from 2016 on new PRASA EM01 commuter stock.

Sudan

* AAR couplers

Tanzania

s on track * AAR couplers on gauge track * AAR couplers on track.

Togo

* Center buffer and side chain couplers *

s on Indian Stock

Tunisia

* English couplers

Uganda

* narrow gauge :

s * standard gauge : AAR couplers.

Asia

Bangladesh

* AAR couplers on Stock *

s on Stock

Cambodia

* English couplers on older stock * AAR couplers on newer stock

China

* AAR couplers on passenger and freight stock *

s on high speed (CRH) and subway trains

Hong Kong

* BSI couplers on ex- MTR passenger units and maintenance stock *

Tightlock coupler Type H Tightlock couplers are a variety of Janney coupler, typically used on North American mainline passenger rail cars. They are designed with mechanical features which reduce slack in normal operation and prevent telescoping in derailments, y ...

s on ex- KCR passenger units * Dellner couplers on light rail stock * AAR couplers on freight stock

India

* English couplers on historic stock * AAR couplers on modern stock *

s on track * ABC couplers on narrow gauge stock * Schaku Couplers in Suburban EMU and DEMU trains *

s are also used in rapid transit transports like metros

Indonesia

* English couplers on historic stock of Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (Dutch East Indies Railway Company) *

s on gauge historic stock of The Dutch East Indies National Railway Company and the majority of the Dutch East Indies Private Railway and Tramway Companies * AAR couplers and

s on modern stock *

s for the future Jakarta - Bandung high speed rail and Soekarno Hatta Airport skytrain. * Shibata couplers (based on Scharfenberg couplers) for Jakarta LRT

Iran

* English couplers, Russian ( C-AKv) combo couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on passenger stock

Iraq

* English couplers on historic stock * English, Russian ( C-AKv) combo couplers on modern stock

1969/1970 pp 594/595

Israel

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on passenger stock

Japan

* English couplers on historic stock * AAR couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s (based on

s) on passenger stock

North Korea

* AAR couplers on standard gauge stock * Reduced-size

s (AAR) on

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stock *

s on

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stock

South Korea

* English couplers, link and pin couplers on historic stock * AAR couplers on modern stock *

s (based on

s) on Subways and metro car

Malaysia

s on historic stock * AAR couplers on modern stock *

s on ERL, LRT, MRT and Monorail.

Pakistan

* English couplers on historic stock * AAR couplers on modern stock

Philippines

* English couplers on Manila Railway Company (MRC) rolling stock, as well as historic Manila Railroad (MRR) stock before 1932. * AAR couplers on MRR stock built after 1928 and on all Philippine National Railways narrow-gauge rolling stock. **Type E on historic stock and on the PNR 5000 class. ** Type F interlocking couplers on upcoming PNR narrow-gauge flatcars. **Type H

tightlock coupling Type H Tightlock couplers are a variety of Janney coupler, typically used on North American mainline passenger rail cars. They are designed with mechanical features which reduce slack in normal operation and prevent telescoping in derailments, ...

on most PNR rolling stock starting with the 900 class. * Link and pin couplers on the Hawaiian Philippine Company of

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. Older Manila Railroad stock also use link and pin alongside English couplers. *

s on the MRT Line 3. **

s on high-capacity

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lines and on the

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. ** Type 10 on PNR 8800 class passenger trains for the

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project.

Russia

* Russian

s on domestic stock (with side buffers on passenger coaches) * English couplers on Euro Stock ( exchanged on the border) *

s on some passenger unit trains ( Velaro, Desiro) and on all subway systems

Singapore

s for the Mass Rapid Transit * Bergische Stahl Industrie couplers for Bukit Panjang LRT * Compact tight couplers by Japan Steel Works for

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and Punggol LRT

Sri Lanka

s, AAR couplers

Taiwan

* AAR couplers for TRA rolling stock, including multiple units *

x for THSR * Tomlinson couplers for heavy-capacity

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rolling stock *

s for all other urban transit systems such as

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Taoyuan Airport MRT Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT (Mass Rapid Transit), commonly known as the Airport MRT, is a rapid transit line of Taoyuan Metro that connects the municipalities of Taipei, New Taipei, and Taoyuan with Taoyuan International Airport ...

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and medium capacity Taipei Metro rolling stock * Link and pin couplers for Alishan Forest Railway and Taiwan Sugar Railways

Thailand

* AAR couplers on all SRT rolling stock *

s on historic stock *

s on mass-transit trains * Wedgelock couplers, Ward couplers on

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stock * Narrow gauge lines use a mixture of couplings.

Turkey

* English couplers on older stock *

s on passenger stock * Russian couplers ( C-AKv) on newer stock

Vietnam

* AAR couplers on both and rolling stock

Europe

Austria

* English couplers on standard gauge stock *

s on passenger units * Bosna couplers or Scharfenberg couplers on narrow gauge stock

Belgium

* GF coupler on most multiple units * Henricot semi automatic couplers on some EMU's * English couplers on locomotives, passenger carriages and goods waggons *

s on high speed trains

Finland

* English couplers (UIC) on passenger cars and most freight cars and on historical locomotives * Russian

s on Russian cars and some heavy-duty freight cars * " Unilink couplers" (SA3 clone with UIC-style screw link) or "Vapiti" (SA3 clone with movable link arm for English couplers) couplers on the majority of locomotives; compatible with SA3 and English (UIC) center hook *

s (some made by Dellner) on multiple unit passenger stock

France

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on passenger stock ( multiple units and

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s only) * Russian couplers on

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Germany

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on passenger stock * AK69es and C-AKv couplers on unit ore trains * AK69e and

s mixed in trains via Mukran ferry terminal * Scharfenberg or central buffer couplers on narrow gauge stock

Greece

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on passenger stock * Center buffer and side chains on narrow gauge stock

Hungary

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on multiple units (in some cases jointly with side buffers) * BSI couplers with side buffers on BDVmot electric multiple units * Link and pin on narrow gauge stock

Ireland

Italy

* English couplers on standard gauge stock *

s on some EMU/DMU and FS Class E.464

Netherlands

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock * BSI couplers,

s on passenger stock * Russian couplers on

Norway

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on historic stock, narrow gauge only *

s on passenger stock (multiple units) * Russian

s on unit ore trains (

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)

Poland

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on passenger stock * Russian couplers on unit ore trains and Russian interchange stock

Portugal

* English couplers on freight and loco hauled passenger stock *

s on multiple unit passenger stock

Romania

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock *

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multiple units and some ex-German

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es * Link-and-pin couplers on narrow gauge stock

Russia

* Russian

s on domestic stock (with side buffers on passenger coaches) * English couplers on Euro Stock ( exchanged on the border) *

s on some passenger unit trains ( Velaro, Desiro) and on all subway systems

Spain

* English couplers on freight and loco hauled passenger stock *

s on multiple unit passenger stock * AAR couplers on freight stock in narrow gauge * BSI couplers on multiple unit passenger stock (only in Catalonian Railways: FGC)

Sweden

* English couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on passenger stock * Russian couplers on iron ore trains (

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) * Variant of

s on historic (museum) narrow-gauge stock

Switzerland

* English couplers on standard gauge stock * GFV, Schwab, Scharfenberg or BSI couplers on passenger units * AK69e couplers within BLS EW III sets * GF, GFV or center buffer couplers/ Balance lever couplings on meter and narrow gauge stock

Ukraine

s on gauge rolling stock * Combined SA3 coupler/ English couplers on SUW 2000 gauge-changing coaches *

s on some EMU trains * Central buffer and chain couplers on

rolling stock

United Kingdom

* BSI couplers on most diesel multiple unit types, but also Dellner and Scharfenberg on some more recent types * AAR Type H "

Tightlock coupling Type H Tightlock couplers are a variety of Janney coupler, typically used on North American mainline passenger rail cars. They are designed with mechanical features which reduce slack in normal operation and prevent telescoping in derailments, ...

" heads on 1970s to early 2000s electric multiple units * Scharfenberg type heads (often Dellner) on most new electric multiple units, with a variety of electrical connection systems * English coupler, AAR couplers on some freight stock, most locomotive-hauled passenger stock has a rd size Janney/ Buckeye coupler * Wedgelock couplers, Ward couplers on

stock * Narrow gauge lines use various couplings

Isle of Man

Caribian

Cuba

* AAR couplers

Jamaica

* AAR couplers

Central America

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

* AAR couplers—

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* Link, pin and buffer—

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North America

Canada

* AAR couplers on traditional stock *

s, Wedgelock coupler, H2C couplers on transit stock * size AAR couplers on the

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Mexico

* AAR couplers on traditional stock *

s on new passenger stock

United States

* AAR couplers on mainline freight and passenger stock in the United States and Alaska * Link Pin, Miller couplers on historic stock. Converted to AAR couplers 1893~1900 per

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* Older city systems have unique coupler designs for transit stock, e.g. H2C couplers on

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s on newer light rail and transit systems * Pin Cup coupler on multiple unit transit stock * Russian couplers on industrial and mining Stock

Alaska

* AAR couplers on mainline freight and passenger stock in Alaska * size AAR couplers on the

Puerto Rico

s on

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Oceania

Australia

* English couplers,

s on historic stock * AAR couplers on freight and passenger stock *

s on passenger stock

New Zealand

* Norwegian couplers on legacy stock *

s on modern freight & locomotives *

s on modern EMUs

South America

Argentina

* English couplers on and on * AAR couplers on and some passenger (FIAT 7131 DMUs) and freight rolling stock on standard and broad gauge. * Small

knuckle coupler Janney couplers are a semi-automatic form of railway coupling that allow rail cars and locomotives to be securely linked together without rail workers having to get between the vehicles. They are also known as American, AAR, APT, ARA, MCB, knuck ...

with slot in knuckle for link and pin couplers on * Shibata semi-automatic couplers on EMUs made by

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- Marubeni Corp. (1956 D.F. Sarmiento Railway, 1962 General Bartolomé Mitre Railway, 1973

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and 1983 General Roca Railway EMUs). * Scharfenberg-type semi-automatic couplers (

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) on modern EMUs, DMUs and some passenger rolling stock In General San Martín Railway. * Bell-and-hook couplers on various narrow-gauge

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s ( Ferrocarril Pierda Baya, Austral Fueguino Railway and Económico Sud Railway).

Bolivia

Brazil

* AAR couplers

1969/1970 pp 501 thru 504 Railway Gazette International April 2009, p61

Chile

* AAR couplers on * English couplers (UIC)in coaches and locomotives bought from Spain *