Twin Turn Tables - Twice the FUN?

That's amazing.

Alan

I think the German Railways had more than one location throughout their system, where roundhouses had twin turntables, just like the setup in your photo.

Turntables and roundhouses take up an large amount of layout real estate; but if you have one set up an overlapping second one would not be that much bigger. But have twice the fun.

Here is a view of another one.   The tables on this one have a bit of a gap between them but can still handle traffic in both directions.

SantaFeJim posted:

Here is another view during the construction phase.

 

 

Jim,

That is not the same design as the photo in your first post. Note that the turntable pits do NOT interlock with each other.

Jack,

I realized that AFTER I posted the pic.  I have corrected the text.  Thank you.

 I have not been able to find any pics of REAL ones, only models.

SantaFeJim posted:

Jack,

I realized that AFTER I posted the pic.  I have corrected the text.  Thank you.

 I have not been able to find any pics of REAL ones, only models.

Jim,

Trying a Google search for "Two turntables in one", I came up with a photo of the German Railways Hamburg-Altona (NOT to be confused with Altoona, PA) locomotive roundhouse facility, with "two turntables in one". Naturally I don't know how to link to that photo, which apparently appeared in Classic Trains Magazine (NOT to be confused with Classic Toy Trains), some time back.

                     Hamburg-Altona (not Altoona) engine terminal

         http://www.utecht.de/bahn/MFD/...ben/Drehscheiben.htm

This is amazing, wonder what years these were in actual use? It would be a sight to behold in person.  Thanks for all the great pictures, truly an expensive yard facility.  Although I could never build this type of operation, it’s nice to know that in the hay-day of Steam and early Diesel, there were thriving railroads with great imagination.  Happy Railroading... Take a good look at my turntable bridge, it’s going to change.....

German engineering at its finest

Yeah, I've seen a few pictures out there of such a thing, wicked indeed.