How to separate Hornby Eurostar carriages?

[abenn]

I want to separate the two middle coaches of my Hornby Eurostar so I can fit them in a sensible size box for shipping. I've tried, but not very hard for fear of breaking something, and can't figure out how they come apart.

Can anyone enlighten me please?

[hairyhandedfool]

Both coaches clip onto a central pivot which is mounted on the centre bogie/Corridor section. The only way to separate them is to pull them apart. When I had one, I held the bogie/corridor connection to one coach and pulled the other off. It does take a little force though.

[mjb1961]

Are they the type that you push in on the underside ,I can only imagine you have to gently prise them apart ,cant say for sure as I haven't got anything in my collection with that type of coupling,I have got a Brighton belle which use a short bar type coupling which also connects the lights to each carriage and that is scary trying to uncouple them ,to the extent I've only run it once ,scary **** !,,,,,mjb

[abenn]

Thanks. I suspected I simply needed more force, but I didn't want to apply it without some confirmation

[abenn]

Done it! My word, it did need more force that I thought the plastic would withstand. But all is well thank you

[glencairn]

Done it! My word, it did need more force that I thought the plastic would withstand. But all is well thank you

Hope you can connect them back together again!

Glencairn

[abenn]

Done it! My word, it did need more force that I thought the plastic would withstand. But all is well thank you

Hope you can connect them back together again! ...

That's the buyer's job