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With the toilet at the end of the carriage that is connected to its corresponding non-toilet carriage, and consequently approximately in the middle (the offset
by mannykannot 8y ago
With the toilet at the end of the carriage that is connected to its corresponding non-toilet carriage, and consequently approximately in the middle (the offset is the "last three feet" that Dijkstra mentions), there is no longer a need to reverse any two-carriage set.
- mayoff 8y agoTurntables are not just for reversing. A turntable also moves cars (and engines) between multiple tracks and storage facilities. Two-car sets need to be moved even if not reversed.
- mannykannot 8y agoYou can do that with tracks and switches - in fact, you can also reverse rolling stock with a 'Wye'. I believe turntables were mostly used to reverse steam locomotive - tender sets, and to build engine sheds in constricted urban areas where there wasn't a lot of room for a switch network.