The design of our turntable is a development of 8 and 14-meter manual turntables without a drive intended for turning wagons. They were used in larger industrial plants, ports and mines. It was created according to the classic design used in newly built locomotive sheds of the Prussian Railways, with a length of 16.2 m.


The first turntable in Wolsztyn was manufactured by the H. Prollius company from Goerlitz in 1901, i.e. before the construction of the original four-station parking hall. Gears are a heavily used element in every turntable. (sound of the gear) Therefore, due to very high wear, in 1949 the entire gear in the control box was replaced with an identical one imported from Lubsko.

Unfortunately, later, due to warping, the first turntable was cut to scrap, and in its place, in 1946, a device from 1908 with an identical design, previously used in Kożuchów, was installed. An electric motor was added for manual drive. The entire electrical part of the turntable was created by the German Siemens, while the mechanical part was made by J.E. Christoph A.G. from Niesky near Görlitz.