Early wagonways were industrial railways for transporting goods—initially bulky and heavy items, particularly mined stone, ores and coal—from one … See more

Hungary
Miskolc Tiszai railway station retains an active turntable as of December 2021.
India
There was a … See more

In the United States, when deciding liability for turntable accidents, most state courts followed the precedent set by the United States … See more

• List of railway roundhouses, most or all of which include a turntable
• Wye – a way of turning whole trains.
• Transfer table (UK: 'traverser') – provides access to two or more parallel See more

In engine maintenance facilities, a turntable was usually surrounded, in part or in whole, by a building known as a roundhouse. It was more common for the roundhouse to only … See more

Several working examples remain, many on heritage railways in Great Britain, and also in the United States. Some examples are:
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• The roundhouse in Montluçon, France, was equipped with a separate turntable and sector plate, which is a table pivoted at one end, in this … See more