<?xml version="1.0" encoding='utf-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE wml PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD WML 1.1//EN" "http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/wml_1.1.xml">
<wml>
<card id="card1" title="Railway turntable - Page 1 - Wikipedia">
<p>
<a accesskey="3" href="page.php?w=Railway_turntable&amp;p=2">3.Next</a>
</p>
<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3APlaque_tournante_syst%C3%A8me_P%C3%A9chot.JPG">thumb</a>A <b>railway turntable</b> or <b>wheelhouse</b> is a rotating platform for turning railway <a href="page.php?w=rolling_stock">rolling stock</a>, usually <a href="page.php?w=locomotive">locomotive</a>s, to face a different direction. It is especially used in areas where economic considerations or a lack of sufficient space have served to weigh against the construction of a <a href="page.php?w=Wye_%28rail%29">turnaround wye</a>. Railways needed a way to turn <a href="page.php?w=steam_locomotives">steam locomotives</a></p><p>
<a accesskey="3" href="page.php?w=Railway_turntable&amp;p=2">3.Next</a>
</p>

<do type="prev" label="Search">
        <go href="search.wml"/>
</do>

</card>
</wml>
