Is it prototypical for the coaling, sanding, and water towers to be on a spur of the turntable? I know they were mostly on a side track on the approach/departure to the turntable but I haven't seen any that were on a spur. The reason I ask is because I want to model a turntable but I don't have a long enough approach to the turntable from the mainline to include a coaling, sanding, and water tower. I could get the water and sanding towers in. Any ideas? Thanks Eric
Eric, I have seen the items you are asking about most everywhere. I was once told to do as I liked because the was a prototype of it some place Hope this helps, Shannon WP LIVES
You could model a coaling tower with a sanding bin on it, like the small Bachmann one, and use a water column, then mount your water tank nearby.
Yes sometimes one stall track coming off the turn table will curve parallel to an out bound track that is also a stall track its self. The sand, coal tower, and water tower are between these two tracks. This arrangement would allow a freshly finished engine to be turned and sent directly to the towers, as well as providing for an incoming engine to fuel up, then get turned, and go back out. There are some cases where the towers were actually behind the roundhouse (from where the viewer would be) so no visable tracks could be seen from where you are. The only thing you could see is the water and coal tower sticking up above the roundhouse roof. The sanding tower could not be seen. You can use all your stall tracks this way, and it is just "understood" that your engines go for coal etc but are out of sight.
