Dick H
New Member
We've all hears of turntables, but what do you do when you don't have one?
The Iyo Railway in Matsuyama, Japan has a rather ingenious solution. I call it a man-table.
Here's how it works.
A train heads toward the terminus at Dogo Onsen.
1) The train stops just before the switch for the crossing to go outbound. The cars are uncoupled.
2) The engine continues to the Pivot point, a special pad between the rails. A pivot is lowered from the engine and it raises it off the tracks.
3) The men push the engine around 180 degrees, then retract the pivot.
4) The engine is driven onto the crossing track and the cars are pushed down to just past the switch.
5) The engine is reversed and is re-coupled to the cars.
The Iyo Railway in Matsuyama, Japan has a rather ingenious solution. I call it a man-table.
Here's how it works.
A train heads toward the terminus at Dogo Onsen.


1) The train stops just before the switch for the crossing to go outbound. The cars are uncoupled.

2) The engine continues to the Pivot point, a special pad between the rails. A pivot is lowered from the engine and it raises it off the tracks.

3) The men push the engine around 180 degrees, then retract the pivot.


4) The engine is driven onto the crossing track and the cars are pushed down to just past the switch.

5) The engine is reversed and is re-coupled to the cars.

