How to make paper gangways for ‘N’ gauge

CLOSE coupling cams have done much to eliminate the unsightly gap between coach gangways, at least when trains are sitting on a length of straight track. There remains a lot of well detailed stock with no form of close coupling, and closing up the gap by fitting couplings closer to the coach body brings the problems of buffer and gangway locking on sharp curves, especially those found on ‘N’ gauge layouts.

So, how does one remove the unsightly and inconvenient gap (for our passengers and train crew), which can be as much as several scale feet wide, without having to make significant changes to the model?

Simple concertina gangway extensions or replacements can be made in a matter of a couple of hours using inexpensive materials.