My name is John Shaw and I have been railway modelling for 50 years. My interests of late have been concentrated on 'operation' of the layout trying to make the task more interesting and more like the prototype.

An area that concerned me was the "hand of God" which is needed to deal with screw and 3-link couplings.

Winterley Couplings are a unique type of coupling that can be used anywhere on the layout as no fixed magnets or ramps are needed to activate them.

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The model railway club I have belonged to for many years and has several layouts to view is the Winchester Railway Modellers. Click the link below to go to their website.