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Steam Locomotive Shed and Museum site Two sidings for which I did not have a specific use have been extended and realigned to provide the museum area, with one siding housing the coaches and the other splitting into two tracks into the locomotive shed. So far, the area has been cleared and the tracks laid in position. The shed tracks will have inspection pits cut between the rails then the shed built and placed over, roughly as marked on the photograph. A cardboard mock-up of the shed has been made to test the size and look. After the purchase of a 2-10-0 tender locomotive I really needed a turntable, so the trackage has been altered and a turntable fitted. The place where the well was needed came right on top of one of the frame strips, limiting the depth, but it looks ok. Above left is the start of the turntable deck, made from plastic sheet. Above right is the well, the framing can be seen. Below left the deck is tested in the well, below right is the deck with rails glued into grooves. A heavy piece of brass is fitted under the deck to form a pivot and give weight. The edges of the well were lined with thin plastic, these will be painted to represent concrete. A circular rail was fitted to the base to carry the turntable ends. The rail was retained in place by small sections of plastic. Below left and right are shown the brass sliders which carry current from the circular rail. One end has two sliders the other a single centre one. These are connected to one rail on the deck. The other rail is connected to the centre boss. The strips of spring brass each side of the center pivot hole connect with the centre boss. Above and below show the making and fitting of the handrails. Also the handwheel for rotating the deck. The turntable has now been painted and lightly weathered and is now in use.

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