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NSW Railway Turntable Photos
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| Albury | 2002 | The still operational electric turntable behind the signal box at Albury. This was used to turn 3801 and 3830 on the Southern Steam Spectacular Tour. |
| Batlow | 2005 | The site of the one-time turntable, looking towards the terminus. |
| Blayney | 2003 | A close-up of the remains of the turntable. |
| Boggabilla | 2005 | The remains of the turntable pit, facing south. The main line is visible on the far right. The line on the left is the old coal road dead end. |
| Bomaderry | 2001 | The turntable is still in place. The buffers in the foreground mark the end of the dairy siding. The area beyond the turntable is used to stable rolling stock, and was the one-time location of the engine shed, water tank and ash pit. |
| Bombala | 2003 | The turntable at the northern end of the yard. The one-time engine shed was just beyond the turntable. |
| Bombala | 2006 | The view looking along the turntable deck towards the engine shed remains. |
| Boorowa | 2001 | A closer view of the turntable. |
| Boorowa | 2005 | A closer view of the turntable. |
| Boorowa | 2005 | The view looking towards the turntable and Boorowa. |
| Bringagee | 2000 | Bringagee once boasted a turntable. Only the pit remains. In the background is the goods platform. |
| Broadmeadow | 2005 | An aerial view showing the Broadmeadow roundhouse and turntables, the Endeavour Sheds and part of the yard. This is the area south of Broadmeadow station. |
| Byrock | 2003 | The remains of the turntable pit. |
| Canowindra | 2004 | The turntable is still present and in good condition and in the same position as the 1922 diagram, although the track has been lifted leading up to it. |
| Canowindra | 2004 | A side-on view of the turntable and pit. |
| Captains Flat | 2001 | The turntable is surrounded by weeds, but still present. |
| Captains Flat | 2001 | A close-up view of the turntable deck. |
| Captains Flat | 2001 | The manufacturer's name-plate on the turntable. |
| Casino | 2001 | A flooded Casino roundhouse turntable, following a severe storm. |
| Cobar | 2003 | The old turntable, looking towards the station in the down direction. |
| Coolah | 2002 | As a terminal station, Coolah possessed a turntable. This is located up the line from the station. |
| Cooma | 2006 | A side-on view of the Sellers-built turntable. |
| Cooma | 2006 | The turntable builders plate. |
| Coonamble | 2004 | A closer view of the turntable. The track serving it has been lifted. |
| Coonamble | 2004 | The overgrown turntable, looking towards the main station area. |
| Coonamble | 2004 | The identification plate of the Sellers-built turntable. |
| Cootamundra | 2001 | The disused turntable at the southern end of the yard. |
| Cootamundra | 2005 | 4893 stands adjacent to the turntable. |
| Corowa | 1996 | The turntable is still present at Corowa yard. The yard has been turned into a public park. |
| Crookwell | 1998 | The turntable is still present. In the background are the goods shed and loading bank. |
| Crookwell | 2001 | The rotting timbers on the deck of the 60ft turntable. |
| Delec | 1996 | Candy-liveried 42208 stands idle next to the turntable during the 1996 Open Day. |
| Deniliquin | 2005 | The view looking south from the terminus, showing the goods shed in the left distance and the turntable pit on the right. |
| Deniliquin | 2005 | The view looking north towards the turntable. |
| Eugowra | 2010 | The turntable is still present in the yard. |
| Eugowra | 2010 | Most of the turntable deck has rotted away. |
| Eugowra | 2010 | The rotting boards of the turntable deck. |
| Eugowra | 2010 | A close-up of the turntable end. |
| Glen Innes | 2005 | The view looking north of the turntable at the northern end of the yard. |
| Glenreagh | 2005 | A close-up view of the underside of the turntable. |
| Glenreagh | 2005 | The turntable is being used to store several wagons. |
| Gosford | 2004 | The turntable still sees use turning steam locomotive 3801. |
| Gosford | 2005 | A view of Gosford turntable taken from then rail yard looking south towards Gosford Station. |
| Gosford | 2005 | The view looking down onto the turntable looking north towards the Etna Street overbridge. |
| Gosford | 2007 | The Gosford turntable following reconstruction of the Gosford yards to the north of the station. |
| Grafton City | 2003 | The sugar loading facility and turntable. |
| Grenfell | 2004 | Only the pit remains of the one-time 50' turntable. |
| Grenfell | 2004 | A closer-view of the turntable pit wall and pivot. |
| Gundagai | 2004 | The turntable is long gone, but the pit still remains. |
| Harden | 2008 | 3237 being turned on the turntable at Harden. |
| Hillston | 2006 | The view looking east towards the turntable. |
| Hillston | 2006 | The view looking south towards the loco siding and turntable. |
| Hornsby | 1970 | The turntable was located behind Platform No.1 (the Up Shore Platform). The occasion was the day of official photographs of the Vintage Train at Homebush Abattoirs. Locos 1243 and 1709 had run light engine to Hornsby to pick up the Vintage Cars that were stored in Hornsby Car Sheds. Loco 1243 (re-numbered 176) had just been turned on the turntable. This location is now the eastern side commuter car park. |
| Junee | 1971 | An unidentified 44 class loco is sitting on the turnatable witin the roundhouse. |
| Kandos | 2005 | The remains of the turntable at Kandos Cement Works Junction. |
| Katoomba | 2005 | A photo of a photo hanging in a corridor of the Carrington Hotel at Katoomba. The inscription under photo reads "Katoomba Turntable and Carrington Hotel circa 1890". |
| Kiama | 2005 | The view looking south over the remains of the yard. The siding on the rights leads to the turntable. |
| Lake Cargelligo | 2001 | The water tank and turntable. |
| Lake Cargelligo | 2006 | The view looking back form the end of the line. The water tank and turntable are visible on the right of the line. |
| Lithgow | 2005 | A photo of presumed turntable and ash pits located next to Up main between Eskbank and Coal Stage Box. This photo taken from Up train and at the top of this photo runs the line into the Lithgow State Mine. The Blast Furnace park is behind this view. Track in the foreground is an Up refuge that runs down through the shed next to Eskbank station. |
| Lyndhurst | 2004 | The site of the turntable on the down side of the line opposite the loading bank. |
| Manilla | 2006 | The remains of the 50' turntable looking east toward the yard. |
| Merriwa | 2002 | The yard still features its turntable. |
| Merrygoen | 2006 | The turntable and pit are still in reasonable condition. |
| Michelago | 2006 | The view looking along the turntable deck. |
| Michelago | 2006 | A side-on view of the turntable and the overgrown pit. |
| Murwillumbah | 2003 | The rusty turntable. |
| Muswellbrook | 2004 | The old roundhouse and turntable at Muswellbrook. |
| Naradhan | 2001 | The turntable and water tank are relics of the steam era, but Naradhan still sees seasonal traffic, as evidenced by the two 48 class locos which have detached from the wheat train in the background. |
| Narrandera | 2003 | The turntable is still present although currently no longer usable. |
| Narromine | 2002 | The turntable has been preserved but is no longer in use. |
| Nyngan | 2006 | The still working turntable in the yard just north of Nyngan station. |
| Nyngan | 2006 | A side-on view of the operational turntable in the yard just north of Nyngan station. |
| Queanbeyan | 2002 | The turntable in the yard at Queanbeyan. |
| Queanbeyan | 2006 | The turntable is still used to turn steam locomotives. |
| Rankins Springs | 1981 | The turntable, looking in a southerly direction. |
| Rankins Springs | 1981 | The turntable, looking towards the end of the loco siding. |
| Rankins Springs | 1996 | The old turntable and water tank show that Rankins Springs was once a significant terminus for steam operations. |
| Rankins Springs | 2003 | The turn table at the western end of the yard. |
| Redfern | 1970 | 4002 sits on the turntable at Eveleigh. |
| Taralga | 2001 | The view looking across towards Taralga. The loading bank is visible on the left and the remains of the turntable pit are on the right. The station was opposite the bank near the large tree. |
| Tenterfield | 2005 | The close-up of the builders plate on the turntable, revealing that it a Sellers turntable, No. 1252. |
| Tenterfield | 2005 | A view of the turntable, looking south. |
| Tenterfield | 2003 | The view looking north towards the turntable. |
| Tenterfield | 2003 | A side-on view of the turntable and pit. |
| Thirroul | 1966 | Thirroul's electric turntable looking to the east in October 1966. 5597 was returning to Sydney on a tour to Kiama. |
| Tocumwal | 1998 | This standard-gauge turntable is still present, north-west of the station. Tocumwal station is visible in the left distance. |
| Torbane | 2005 | The remains of the 60' turntable pit. |
| Tottenham | 2003 | The view looking along the turntable road towards Bogan Gate. The grain silos are at the right. |
| Tumbarumba | 2005 | The turntable still appears in good condition. |
| Tumbarumba | 2005 | A view of the turntable from the station end. The former engine shed was beyond the turntable. |
| Tumbarumba | 2005 | The locking pin on the turntable has been welded into position. |
| Tumut | 2006 | The Turntable which is located at the western end of the yard attached was taken last year looking south. The shed is on the locomotive siding, which can be seen, it is a recent addition (disused) for storing cement for the Snowy scheme. The main line can be seen in the background. |
| Valley Heights | 2004 | The 60ft turntable is operational and is being used to turn preserved steam locomotive 3526. |
| Valley Heights | 1993 | A view of the turntable and surrounding roundhouse. |
| Wagga Wagga | 2005 | The disused turntable, looking towards the main station. |
| Wagga Wagga | 2005 | A closeup view of the turntable desk from above. |
| Wagga Wagga | 2005 | The locking pin at one end of the turntable deck. |
| Wagga Wagga | 2005 | A safety notice attached to the turntable. |
| Wagga Wagga | 2005 | The view of the turntable looking towards the end of the turntable road. |
| Werris Creek | 2007 | This 105 foot turntable is located within the Pacific National Depot, and was extended twice in the NSWGR days to turn the massive 60 class Garratt locos. |