Wansford Station turntable
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Built by Ransomes & Rapier of Ipswich in 1933. Originally it was 60 feet long and was installed at Bourne in Lincolnshire for use on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. It continued in use there until 1959 when Bourne shed closed and the turntable was moved to Peterborough East; its last duties being to turn Travelling Post Office (TPO) coaches for use on the East Anglian TPO. In 1977 the turntable moved to Wansford where it was extended by 7 feet to make it 67 feet in length and was commissioned in September 1978. The turntable has been in use ever since to turn the locomotives and carriages at the NVR.
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Coordinates: 52°34'5"N -0°23'20"E
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