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Ian555		#1 Posted : 08 April 2012 16:10:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi all, How many of us have a turntable(s) on the layout, and do they play a significant part in your model railroading. At the moment I have 4 turntables, 3 are for M track and the other is for O gauge, only 1 is on my layout in the cabin. For my new layout, I intend to have 5 turntables, 2 in my M track hidden station, 2 for my new K track layout, and the other for the small O gauge layout. Ian.
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kbvrod		#2 Posted : 08 April 2012 17:05:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Hi all, Originally Posted by: Ian555 Hi all, How many of us have a turntable(s) on the layout, and do they play a significant part in your model railroading. At the moment I have 4 turntables, 3 are for M track and the other is for O gauge, only 1 is on my layout in the cabin. For my new layout, I intend to have 5 turntables, 2 in my M track hidden station, 2 for my new K track layout, and the other for the small O gauge layout. Ian. I knew I like you for a reason. Some may know that the whole Bw thing is well,my thing My ETE modules featured it and it was the centerpiece of my old home layout.The new planned modules will be a Bw also. And a customer wants his next modules(in Z) to be a Bw. OK,Ian,spill it,...all M/Fl TT's? Dr D
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Ian555		#3 Posted : 08 April 2012 17:32:29(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi Kevin, You've turned the tables on me. Can I have that in English??????....sorry Scottish. Ian.
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kbvrod		#4 Posted : 08 April 2012 17:46:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Laddie, Dinna ya know I am talking about Bahnbetriebswerks? Now what Drehscheibens do ya have? Well mon? Dr D Originally Posted by: Ian555 Hi Kevin, You've turned the tables on me. Can I have that in English??????....sorry Scottish. Ian.
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steventrain		#5 Posted : 08 April 2012 19:36:04(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,689 Location: United Kingdom		I only have one turntable 7286 with digital 7687 decoder.
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Ian555		#6 Posted : 08 April 2012 19:59:51(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Originally Posted by: kbvrod Laddie, Dinna ya know I am talking about Bahnbetriebswerks? Now what Drehscheibens do ya have? Well mon? Dr D Originally Posted by: Ian555 Hi Kevin, You've turned the tables on me. Can I have that in English??????....sorry Scottish. Ian. Hi Kevin, Yes, very good. Thank goodness for Google. Ian.
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Ian555		#7 Posted : 08 April 2012 20:01:33(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi Stephen, Thanks for your input. Ian.
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Janne75		#8 Posted : 08 April 2012 22:59:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 2,550 Location: Finland		I have also one 7286 turn table and 7687 decoder. I try to get it programmed (track indexing) with CS2 60214, but it is difficult. I will propably buy an 6040 keyboard for programming only, if I can not program it with CS2. This will be the only TT I ever need for my layout.
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RayF		#9 Posted : 08 April 2012 23:11:26(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 15,870 Location: Gibraltar, Europe		I don't have the space for a turntable, but if I did I would definitely include one in my loco shed area.
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kbvrod		#10 Posted : 08 April 2012 23:23:54(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Originally Posted by: RayF I don't have the space for a turntable, but if I did I would definitely include one in my loco shed area. Maybe this? http://www.noch.de/en/produktka...e3=&navi_Kategorie4= DrD
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Bigdaddynz		#11 Posted : 08 April 2012 23:23:55(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand		Originally Posted by: kbvrod OK,Ian,spill it,...all M/Fl TT's? Are they Marklin/Fleischmann turntables is what Dr D is asking. Fleischmann manufacture the 7286 turntable for Marklin. And while we are on the topic of turntables, yes I have one for my layout, and one is enough (let alone 4, that's just crazy talk - you'll be a mental wreck after dealing with that lot Ian). I also have the 76501 coaling station.
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kbvrod		#12 Posted : 08 April 2012 23:30:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Hi all, Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz Originally Posted by: kbvrod OK,Ian,spill it,...all M/Fl TT's? Are they Marklin/Fleischmann turntables is what Dr D is asking.Fleischmann manufacture the 7286 turntable for Marklin. And while we are on the topic of turntables, yes I have one for my layout, and one is enough (let alone 4, that's just crazy talk - you'll be a mental wreck after dealing with that lot Ian). I also have the 76501 coaling station. Maybe Ian has a few 71's (M, metal TT's )also? The M/Fl TT is either 26/7M(?) which were rare in Europe/Germany.The 20-23M range were more common,in Epoch 3-4. Dr D
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Ian555		#13 Posted : 09 April 2012 07:49:36(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi Janne75, Thanks for your input. Ian.
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Ian555		#14 Posted : 09 April 2012 07:51:12(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi Ray, Thanks for your input. Ian.
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Ian555		#15 Posted : 09 April 2012 07:55:06(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi David, Thanks, every day is a school day. This is what's great about our forum, you ask a question and all this information comes back at you. Thanks. Ian.
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Ian555		#16 Posted : 09 April 2012 08:03:22(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi Kevin, Thanks for all the information, but you have to give us beginners a little time to catch up. Maybe a small explanation, along side the numbers you give would be really helpful. I know, it feels like going back to Primary One (Infant school), but passing on your knowledge is much appreciated. Ian.
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Ian555		#17 Posted : 09 April 2012 08:08:58(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi all, Photo's of 2 of my TT's. First is my O gauge turntable. Ian. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Ian555		#18 Posted : 09 April 2012 08:14:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi all, Here's a couple of photo's of a turntable I bought at the end of last year. Ian. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Bigdaddynz		#19 Posted : 09 April 2012 11:03:48(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand		Picture of the beginnings of my Bahnbetriebswerk
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Ian555		#20 Posted : 09 April 2012 11:23:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi David, Looks really good. Is it K track that connects to the turntable, or is that an adapter to C track. Ian.
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RayF		#21 Posted : 09 April 2012 11:58:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 15,870 Location: Gibraltar, Europe		Originally Posted by: kbvrod Originally Posted by: RayF I don't have the space for a turntable, but if I did I would definitely include one in my loco shed area. Maybe this? http://www.noch.de/en/produktka...e3=&navi_Kategorie4= DrD Hi Kevin, I've seen that sector table from Noch before. Very nice bit of kit for a branch terminus station! Unfortunately, it doesn't do the job of a proper turntable, which is to turn the locos around so the chimney points to the front of the train! One day I hope to be able to make my dream layout which will include a proper loco shed area with turntable and roundhouse etc...
		Ray Mostly Marklin.Selection of different eras and European railways Small C track layout, control by MS2, 100+ trains but run 4-5 at a time.
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kimballthurlow		#22 Posted : 09 April 2012 11:58:49(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/03/2007(UTC) Posts: 6,763 Location: Brisbane, Australia		Originally Posted by: RayF I don't have the space for a turntable, but if I did I would definitely include one in my loco shed area. Hi, Same for me. I don't have the room to turn engines. You can turn engines on a wye track, which is easily set up using C track. But I don't even have room for that. regards Kimball
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Bigdaddynz		#23 Posted : 09 April 2012 12:03:04(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand		Originally Posted by: Ian555 Is it K track that connects to the turntable, or is that an adapter to C track. Yes, that's K track (actually a bit of 2205 flexi track cut and bended to fit) on the turntable, with the C to K adapters connecting the K track to the rest of the layout. The 7286 turntable has connections only for K track. So, I can now honestly say my layout has all 3 types of track!
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Ian555		#24 Posted : 09 April 2012 12:12:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi David, Thanks, is the 7286 the latest turntable from Märklin. Ian.
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Bigdaddynz		#25 Posted : 09 April 2012 12:29:32(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand		Ian, it's the latest turntable, in the sense that it is the current turntable available from Marklin. It first appeared in the 1991/92 catalog as the 7686 digital turntable, and then as the 7286 analog turntable from 1993/94 onwards.
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hennabm		#26 Posted : 09 April 2012 12:34:37(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/09/2009(UTC) Posts: 2,073 Location: Edinburgh,		Originally Posted by: kimballthurlow Originally Posted by: RayF I don't have the space for a turntable, but if I did I would definitely include one in my loco shed area. Hi, Same for me. I don't have the room to turn engines. You can turn engines on a wye track, which is easily set up using C track. But I don't even have room for that. regards Kimball A wye track will turn a lok; as will a reverse loop. It may be a long way round for the lok but it will at least turn it to have the chimney first Mike
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Ian555		#27 Posted : 09 April 2012 13:42:37(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi David, Thanks. Ian.
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Ian555		#28 Posted : 09 April 2012 13:46:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Originally Posted by: hennabm Originally Posted by: kimballthurlow Originally Posted by: RayF I don't have the space for a turntable, but if I did I would definitely include one in my loco shed area. Hi, Same for me. I don't have the room to turn engines. You can turn engines on a wye track, which is easily set up using C track. But I don't even have room for that. regards Kimball A wye track will turn a lok; as will a reverse loop. It may be a long way round for the lok but it will at least turn it to have the chimney first Mike And then we have the "double handed" method. Ian.
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RayF		#29 Posted : 09 April 2012 16:06:13(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 15,870 Location: Gibraltar, Europe		Originally Posted by: Ian555 Originally Posted by: hennabm Originally Posted by: kimballthurlow Originally Posted by: RayF I don't have the space for a turntable, but if I did I would definitely include one in my loco shed area. Hi, Same for me. I don't have the room to turn engines. You can turn engines on a wye track, which is easily set up using C track. But I don't even have room for that. regards Kimball A wye track will turn a lok; as will a reverse loop. It may be a long way round for the lok but it will at least turn it to have the chimney first Mike And then we have the "double handed" method. Ian. Yes. I use the "giant crane in the sky" method.
		Ray Mostly Marklin.Selection of different eras and European railways Small C track layout, control by MS2, 100+ trains but run 4-5 at a time.
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Ian555		#30 Posted : 09 April 2012 16:22:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi Ray, Have you thought about the............ Down the Helix, thro' the hidden station, arrive at the turntable area, turn round, and back up the Helix. Of course,then you just travel round the hidden station and back up the Helix, no need for a turntable, or you............ Ian.
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kbvrod		#31 Posted : 09 April 2012 18:34:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Hi Ray,all, >Unfortunately, it doesn't do the job of a proper turntable, which is to turn the locos around so the chimney points to the front of the train!< Ah!Tenderloks can be run the either way,even the BR 50 was allowed to do this,..... Others might consider a hand turned TT on their layouts,FL(Roco) and Kibri(Veissman) make them.There are instances were there was no ringlokshuppen,just a TT Ian,love the 'old school' stuff! Dr D
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Ian555		#32 Posted : 09 April 2012 19:47:05(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Originally Posted by: kbvrod Hi Ray,all, >Unfortunately, it doesn't do the job of a proper turntable, which is to turn the locos around so the chimney points to the front of the train!< Ian,love the 'old school' stuff! Dr D Hi Kevin, Thanks. Ian.
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Bigdaddynz		#33 Posted : 09 April 2012 22:53:01(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand		Originally Posted by: RayF Yes. I use the "giant crane in the sky" method. aka the 'Hand of god'
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elfangor103		#34 Posted : 09 April 2012 23:33:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/02/2012(UTC) Posts: 288 Location: New York		I have 1 7186 M-track to c track turntable with an ESU Switch Pilot to operate it through the mobile station 2. elfangor103 attached the following image(s):
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Ian555		#35 Posted : 10 April 2012 07:32:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi Elfangor103, Nice fitting of the C track to the turntable. Ian.
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Ian555		#36 Posted : 10 April 2012 07:38:52(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi all, Here's my turntable on the layout. Ian. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Ian555		#37 Posted : 10 April 2012 07:44:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi all, Here's a couple of photo's of the box that turntable comes in, I've no history on the turntable, it was gifted to me around 17 years ago by a friend who is now, no longer with us. Ian. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Ian555		#38 Posted : 10 April 2012 08:37:33(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi all, Some photo's of my other 3 turntables. Ian. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Ian555		#39 Posted : 10 April 2012 08:40:32(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi all, Another couple of photo's. Ian. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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AshleyH		#40 Posted : 10 April 2012 10:17:05(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/02/2008(UTC) Posts: 693 Location: Bournemouth, Dorset		I've got a very nice M Track 7186 and a Roco 3 Rail mid size turntable which is nice and hard to come by. I hope to get a 7286 or the Fleischmann equivalent, but I don't have a layout yet!
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kbvrod		#41 Posted : 10 April 2012 17:52:33(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Hi Ash,all, > Roco 3 Rail mid size turntable which is nice and hard to come by.< Yes, they are and it is a DB 'standard' TT (22M) basis: Ottbergen Dr D
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Ian555		#42 Posted : 10 April 2012 18:01:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi Ashley, Don't let the layout stop you. Ian.
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hxmiesa		#43 Posted : 12 April 2012 09:03:00(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/12/2005(UTC) Posts: 3,590 Location: Spain		I have the M/Fl TT. It´s gonna be quite a center-piece of the BW in the future. (still not installed, as the station/BW area has not yet been build on my layout). I dont really plan to use it much, but as part of a classic epoc III BW it´s an absolute MUST, and looks just grrrrrrreat, and provides a place to store and show all those "spare" and "off" locos... I also have the M shiebebühne, but have currently not decided wether to use it or not. I´ll probably NOT use it, as I prefer to use the TT with 7,5º spacing, which takes up a LOT of real-estate and already providing a huge amount of parking-tracks...
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Ian555		#44 Posted : 12 April 2012 09:14:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi Henrik, Take some photo's when it's finished. Ian.
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GlennM		#45 Posted : 12 April 2012 12:17:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,969 Location: Somewhere, But Nowhere Near Manchester, England		I have an old Marklin Turntable and a Marklin Transfer Table, neither are currently in use as I do not yet have a layout I am currently using both on my fantasy layout And plan to use both on my eventual layout Glenn
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Bigdaddynz		#46 Posted : 12 April 2012 13:05:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand		I forgot, here's a piccie of my 'other' turntable...................... Maybe not what you were expecting, though!
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Ian555		#47 Posted : 12 April 2012 14:11:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi David, That is very nice. Ian.
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Ian555		#48 Posted : 12 April 2012 14:54:00(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi all, Don't blame me, David started it. My other classic turntable...Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000.....she's 36 years old. Ian. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Ian555		#49 Posted : 15 April 2012 06:49:22(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland		Hi all, Slightly off topic, but after looking out my old turntable, my collection of LP's are in the same cupboard, and out of interest I looked on ebay to see what they are selling for. I have the 1973 release from Pink Floyd...Dark side of the Moon, that I bought in '73, and a couple of days ago, one sold for £259. Could buy a very nice BR53 for that kind of money. Ian.
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intruder		#50 Posted : 17 April 2012 01:09:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 5,382 Location: Akershus, Norway		My only turntable is called Märklin 7286 I used to have another one, from Pioneer, and we have a stack of old LPs in the attick somewhere.
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