Turntables

thebritfarmer · Post by **thebritfarmer** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:41 pm

Daft question

Were turntables still in use in the 80's ? if so are they still in use today?

Thanks
Regards
Scott

kjiwizard · Post by **kjiwizard** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:20 pm

What an interesting question. Does anyone know if there are any on the preseved lines for instance?

siquelme · Post by **siquelme** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:27 pm

Well you got turntables at places like Didcot, Barrow Hill, Tyseley, Old Oak Common and National Rail Musuem

Dont the Severn Valley Railway have one as well?

poliss · Post by **poliss** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:45 pm

The turntable at Old Oak Common was in use up to 2008. http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/news712.htm Don't know if there are any others left. HSTs used to be turned on turntables. There are plenty in use on preserved lines today.

kieranhardy · Post by **kieranhardy** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:44 pm

siquelme wrote:Well you got turntables at places like Didcot, Barrow Hill, Tyseley, Old Oak Common and National Rail Musuem

Dont the Severn Valley Railway have one as well?

Quite a few heritage lines/Museums have one, however several don't get used too often. Sometimes only used during gala events or for mainline locomotives.

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Keighley
Nene Valley Railway - Wansford
Severn Valley Railway - Kidderminster
Swanage Railway - Swanage
West Somerset Railway - Minehead
Great Central Railway - Quorn (very recently completed)
Paington & Dartmouth Steam Railway - Churston
North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Pickering
Peak Rail - Rowsley South
Strathspey Railway - Aviemore
Yeovil Railway Centre
Didcot
NRM
Barrow Hill
Tyseley

Probably missed out a few though...

thebritfarmer · Post by **thebritfarmer** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:22 am

Thanks for the information. I plan on having an HST or two or three so maybe I can sneak one in.

luckymucklebackit · Post by **luckymucklebackit** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:51 am

Perth yard still had an operation turntable in the 1980s used fairly frequently to turn the locomotives off steam specials and also track machines.
Neville Hill still has an operational turntable for the very reason you state - to turn HST power cars

Jim

b308 · Post by **b308** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:16 pm

There's one at Darlington station, but its no longer connected to the running lines.

roadie stu · Post by **roadie stu** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:00 pm

I know Marylebone had a turntable that was still being used in the mid to late 1980's, as mentioned before Old Oak Common still had one in use at that time,
appart from the one at preserved heritage lines, not sure if any are left

Hope this Helps

Cheers

Stu

olliereading1123 · Post by **olliereading1123** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:44 pm

One i can think of on the national Network is the one at Scarborough.

Ollie

point Blank · Post by **point Blank** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:26 pm

Other ones that havn't been mentioned but were in use in the early eighties were those a St Blazey and Thornaby.

noel · Post by **noel** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:07 pm

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Try these:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_tu ... at_Britain

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1049870@N20/

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thebritfarmer · Post by **thebritfarmer** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:20 pm

Thanks for the additional info guys.

dougalmac2 · Post by **dougalmac2** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:28 pm

Hi all

If you search youtube for 'Peak rail turntable' you will see one in operation. I got this link from another member in another post but can't find it at the moment to acknowledge it.

Mac

Foo · Post by **Foo** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:59 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfjRPsQG0Ws
bittern @ st blazey in 2010

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