diff --git a/StarterNG/Views/Depot/CouplerLook.cs b/StarterNG/Views/Depot/CouplerLook.cs
index 5b733de..b81ffcf 100644
--- a/StarterNG/Views/Depot/CouplerLook.cs
+++ b/StarterNG/Views/Depot/CouplerLook.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Avalonia.Media;
+using Material.Icons;
 using StarterNG.Classes;
 
 namespace StarterNG.Views;
@@ -26,14 +27,21 @@ public enum CouplerState
     NoEndSignals
 }
 
-/// <summary>How a coupler is drawn on the consist strip, so its state reads at a glance.</summary>
+/// <summary>
+/// How a coupler is drawn on the consist strip, so its state reads at a glance:
+/// an icon and a bar under it that ties the two cards, both in the state's colour.
+/// Green is left out - on the strip it means selected or turned round.
+/// </summary>
 public static class CouplerLook
 {
-    private static readonly IBrush Dim = new SolidColorBrush(Color.Parse("#808080"));
-    private static readonly IBrush Green = new SolidColorBrush(Color.Parse("#41C400"));
-    private static readonly IBrush Blue = new SolidColorBrush(Color.Parse("#4AA3FF"));
-    private static readonly IBrush Red = new SolidColorBrush(Color.Parse("#E5484D"));
-    private static readonly IBrush Amber = new SolidColorBrush(Color.Parse("#E0A030"));
+    private static readonly IBrush Steel = Solid("#C3CBD3");
+    private static readonly IBrush Dim = Solid("#6B737B");
+    private static readonly IBrush Sky = Solid("#4FB8FF");
+    private static readonly IBrush Violet = Solid("#B08CFF");
+    private static readonly IBrush Red = Solid("#FF5A5A");
+    private static readonly IBrush Amber = Solid("#F0A030");
+
+    private static IBrush Solid(string color) => new SolidColorBrush(Color.Parse(color));
 
     public static CouplerState StateOf(Coupling coupling, bool trailing)
     {
@@ -47,26 +55,31 @@ public static class CouplerLook
         return (flags & Coupling.ControlMU) != 0 ? CouplerState.MultipleUnit : CouplerState.Coupled;
     }
 
-    // Box drawing and a plain disc: Windows draws no colour emoji for these.
-    public static string Glyph(CouplerState state) => state switch
+    public static MaterialIconKind Icon(CouplerState state) => state switch
     {
-        CouplerState.Free => "╎",
-        CouplerState.Permanent => "═",
-        CouplerState.EndSignals => "●",
-        _ => "≣"
+        CouplerState.Free => MaterialIconKind.LinkVariantOff,
+        CouplerState.Permanent => MaterialIconKind.LinkLock,
+        CouplerState.EndSignals => MaterialIconKind.RecordCircle,
+        CouplerState.NoEndSignals => MaterialIconKind.AlertCircleOutline,
+        _ => MaterialIconKind.LinkVariant
     };
 
-    /// <summary>The colour of the glyph; null keeps the ordinary text colour.</summary>
-    public static IBrush? Brush(CouplerState state) => state switch
+    public static IBrush Brush(CouplerState state) => state switch
     {
         CouplerState.Free => Dim,
-        CouplerState.MultipleUnit => Green,
-        CouplerState.Permanent => Blue,
+        CouplerState.MultipleUnit => Sky,
+        CouplerState.Permanent => Violet,
         CouplerState.EndSignals => Red,
         CouplerState.NoEndSignals => Amber,
-        _ => null
+        _ => Steel
     };
 
+    /// <summary>The bar under the icon: none at the back, broken where nothing is coupled.</summary>
+    public static bool HasBar(CouplerState state) => state is not (CouplerState.EndSignals or CouplerState.NoEndSignals);
+
+    /// <summary>Thicker where the vehicles do not part in shunting.</summary>
+    public static double BarThickness(CouplerState state) => state == CouplerState.Permanent ? 5 : 3;
+
     /// <summary>What the coupler connects, by the names the coupler editor uses.</summary>
     public static IReadOnlyList<string> Connections(Coupling coupling) =>
         Enumerable.Range(0, CouplingBits.BitKeys.Length)
diff --git a/StarterNG/Views/Depot/VehicleCards.cs b/StarterNG/Views/Depot/VehicleCards.cs
index 08a0dd5..a43d2cc 100644
--- a/StarterNG/Views/Depot/VehicleCards.cs
+++ b/StarterNG/Views/Depot/VehicleCards.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Collections;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Shapes;
 using Avalonia.Input;
 using Avalonia.Layout;
 using Avalonia.Media;
@@ -413,36 +415,34 @@ public sealed class VehicleCards
     public Control BuildCoupler(ConsistItem item, bool trailing = false)
     {
         var coupling = Consist.TailCar(item).Coupling;
-        var glyph = new TextBlock
+        var icon = new MaterialIcon { Width = 18, Height = 18, HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center };
+        var bar = new Line
         {
-            FontSize = 18,
-            VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
-            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center
+            StartPoint = new Point(0, 0),
+            EndPoint = new Point(22, 0),
+            HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
+            StrokeLineCap = PenLineCap.Round
         };
         var coupler = new Button
         {
-            Padding = new Thickness(4, 6, 4, 6),
+            Padding = new Thickness(3, 6, 3, 6),
             MinWidth = 0,
             Cursor = _hand,
             VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
-            Content = glyph
+            Content = new StackPanel { Spacing = 4, Children = { icon, bar } }
         };
         coupler.Classes.Add("Basic");
 
         void Restyle()
         {
             var state = CouplerLook.StateOf(coupling, trailing);
-            glyph.Text = CouplerLook.Glyph(state);
-            if (CouplerLook.Brush(state) is { } brush)
-            {
-                glyph.Foreground = brush;
-                glyph.Opacity = 1;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                glyph.ClearValue(TextBlock.ForegroundProperty);
-                glyph.Opacity = 0.7;
-            }
+            var brush = CouplerLook.Brush(state);
+            icon.Kind = CouplerLook.Icon(state);
+            icon.Foreground = brush;
+            bar.Opacity = CouplerLook.HasBar(state) ? 1 : 0; // kept in the layout, so every icon sits level
+            bar.Stroke = brush;
+            bar.StrokeThickness = CouplerLook.BarThickness(state);
+            bar.StrokeDashArray = state == CouplerState.Free ? new AvaloniaList<double> { 1.5, 1.5 } : null;
             ToolTip.SetTip(coupler, CouplerLook.Describe(coupling, trailing));
         }