Just passed through York on the train, and to the south of the station there's an excavated turntable well and roads leading off it (the brickwork anyway, no track from what I saw), does anyone know the story behind the turntable and why it's been excavated? Haven't seen it before.
Mallard was also partly sticking out of the NRM, the bogie first 2 or 4 driving wheels of it were outside with the door open from the storage area - is it off anywhere?
York turntable
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Re: York turntable
There are a couple of threads on the LNER news section of the forum, there is more info here:
http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2012/re ... undhouses/
http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2012/re ... undhouses/
Re: York turntable
chances are mallard was getting prepared alongside green arrow which are both being towed to BARROW HILL in the morning
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Re: York turntable
on the subject of turntables York south's sheds turntable is now in the great hall at the NRM which was originally york north
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