02-18-2009, 08:49 PM
nomad Wrote:........I was trying to squeeze in a turntable ( mainly because I like them ) and now I have a real reason, since I want to run small steam engines eventually.
Loren
Often, these turntables would be all there was at the end of the line - maybe a small shed for tools, but no enginehouse. The turntable would be either an Armstrong-type (with a handle on each end - operated manually) or one operated by the loco's air pump - a hose would be connected to the loco's brake hose, which powered an air-operated motor to run the turntable.
Wayne