Railway turntable
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- 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. it is especially used 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" (often determined by reference to the location of the crew cab). When a diesel locomotive is operated as a single unit, the railway company often prefers, or requires, that it be 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. Turntables were also used to turn observation cars so that their windowed lounge ends faced toward the rear of the train.
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Mansfelder Bergwerksbahn. Querprofile der Anschlussgeleise auf Krughütte (Blaues Project). A, von der Drehscheibe auf dem Schlackeplatz durch die Rangiergeleise hindurch bis zur Einmundung in das Hauptgeleise auf dem Coaksplatz. Blatt 1
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Image: Mansfeld-Museum im Humboldt-Schloss - CC BY-NC-SA -
Kaliwerke Vereinigte Ernsthall bei Wansleben. Fundamentzeichnung zu der Drehscheibe bei Station 10+12.
Farbig kolorierte Diazotypie...
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Image: Mansfeld-Museum im Humboldt-Schloss - CC BY-NC-SA -
Drehscheibe im Steinbruch Windberg (Dornreichenbach)
Zu sehen ist, wie zwei...
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Image: Museum Steinarbeiterhaus Hohburg - CC BY-NC-SA -
Biberach an der Riß - Partie beim Postamt
Am linken Bildrand der Turm...
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Image: Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg / Sammlung Gebrüder Metz - CC BY-NC-SA -
Keltisches Urnengefäß und Eisenbarren
Frühlatène-Urne mit gekerbtem...
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Image: Stadtmuseum Pirmasens - CC BY-NC-SA
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