page_title: Railway turntable
section_title: Surviving turntables
hierarchical_section_title: Railway turntable / Surviving turntables
caption_attribution_description: NS Loc 2498 op de draaischijf van het Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum, mei 2006. Licensing nl:Categorie:Afbeelding Nederlands spoorwegmaterieel
context_page_description: In rail terminology, a railway turntable or wheelhouse is a device for turning railway rolling stock, usually locomotives, so that they can be moved back in the direction from which they came. This is especially true in areas where economic considerations or a lack of sufficient space have served to weigh against the construction of a turnaround wye. In the case of steam locomotives, railways needed a way to turn the locomotives around for return trips as their controls were often not configured for extended periods of running in reverse and in many locomotives the top speed was lower in reverse motion. In the case of diesel locomotives, though most can be operated in either direction, they are treated as having "front ends" and "rear ends". When operated as a single unit, the railway company often prefers, or requires, that a diesel locomotive is run "front end" first. When operated as part of a multiple unit locomotive consist, the locomotives can be arranged so that the consist can be operated "front end first" no matter which direction the consist is pointed.
context_section_description: Several working examples remain, many on heritage railways in Great Britain, and also in the United States. Some examples include:
  Aberdeen, Ferryhill - 1906 70' Ransomes and Rapier (Restored by Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust and in regular use for steam charters to Aberdeen since 2019 http://www.frht.org.uk )
  Aviemore - believed to be ?Cowans Sheldon 8694/19?? - ex Kyle of Lochalsh
  Barrow Hill Cowans Sheldon 5231/1931
  Bryson City, North Carolina - Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (Bethlehem Steel, 1937 ex-Bangor & Aroostook)
  Carnforth - believed to be Cowans Sheldon 6604/1938?
  Chattanooga, Tennessee- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Soule Shops (American Bridge Company, 1916;ex-Central of Georgia Railway)
  Chunghua, Taiwan - Still working with roundhouse and open to the public. synapticism.com
  Conklin, New York - Working 78-foot turntable at East Binghamton railroad yard (built in the 1990s), operated by Canadian Pacific Railway. Old roundhouse still survives near the yard on private property, currently in poor condition. Filled-in turntable base for the roundhouse can still be seen as well.
  Currie, Minnesota's End O' Line Railroad Park & Museum
  Churston ex Goodrington
  Cultra; Ulster Folk and Transport Museum ( Northern Ireland ); 60’ Ransomes and Rapier table ex Athenry, Co. Galway. Covered over with       flooring; can be operated when required.
  Derby Works - within Bombardiers site, ca. 72' dia.. ( 52.905126,-1.457706 )
  Derby Roundhouse - table is in situ; but under the floor - see ( http://www.railblue.com/pages/Related%20Rail%20Blue%20Info/DLWorks.revist.htm  )
  Dublin; Connolly Locomotive Depot; ( Republic of Ireland ) 55' ( Manuf. and date not known ) sees regular use.
  Dublin; Connolly Station;( Republic of Ireland ) Cowans Sheldon 4369/1924 ; 45' dia; still sees occasional use.
  Dallas (McKinney Avenue)
  Darlington North Road - out of use south of the station, west side of line.
  Didcot Ex Southampton Docks c.1976 - 70’ Ransomes and Rapier E2334/1935
  Fort William ex Marylebone, Cowans Sheldon CS 6355/1937, refurbished by RRMH 1999-2000
  Heaton, NoT - believed to be ?Cowans Sheldon 4423/1923?
  Hither Green; at rear of depot ( ex Cannon Street table )
  Hornsey Ferme Park; now removed to York and in use there 2012.
  Guadalajara, Ferromex
  (20.648218°N 103.343494°W)
  Kidderminster ex Fort William; 70’ CS 8710/1945
  Keighley ex Garsdale, Cowans Sheldon of 1884
  Rhaetian Railway, Landquart, (1889) and Samedan, Switzerland. Both are in use
  Neville Hill
  NRM York
  Old Oak Common the final one of the four: now removed to Swanage
  Port Jervis Erie Turntable (ca. 1940s Port Jervis, New York)
  Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California
  Raleigh, North Carolina - Working 100-foot turntable (1917) in downtown district near the old Seaboard Station, operated by CSX Transportation.
  Peak Rail, Rowsley South ex Mold Junction 60’, CS 6181/1937
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  Pickering- ex York
  San Francisco cable car system – three in revenue service, one at car barn
  Statfold Barn – new build ca.2007, ca.15’, triple gauge.
  Scarborough - ex Gateshead
  St Blazey, Cornwall. Roundhouse and associated working turntable
  Summerville, Georgia-Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway
  Sudbury, Ontario - the 100-foot working electrically-powered turntable at Sudbury Yard, operated by Canadian Pacific Railway sees almost daily use in turning diesels for local and mainline service.
  Spencer, North Carolina - Robert Julian Roundhouse and 100-foot working turntable (1924) at the historic North Carolina Transportation Museum.
  Swanage 55' ex Neasden LT
  Swindon - old Works area; GWR 1902 65'; listed structure.
  Tournon-sur-Rhone - Train De L'Ardeche, steam train with manually operated turntable in France.
  Tyseley
  Tanfield Rly. – Marley Hill - ca.15’
  Toronto Railway Museum Original 120-foot CPR John St Roundhouse turntable restored in situ and operational
  Wansford
  West Seneca, New York - Pennsylvania Railroad Shops and Roundhouse with 108-foot turntable (1918)
  Yeovil Junction Cowans Sheldon works no. 9031 of ca.1946
  Whitehead ( Northern Ireland ) - installed 2016
caption: Railway Museum (Spoorwegenmuseum) in Utrecht
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