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The turntable eventually acquired is a Ransom Rapier 65'3" standard-pattern over-girder turntable, electrically powered. It was originally installed in 1957 as one of two turntables at Bristol (Bath Road) depot<ref>SVR News 56</ref>. Following the end of steam in 1960 the depot retained one turntable which was later used to turn road vehicles on the cramped site. At least one SVR locomotive also used the turntable after that time, [[46443]] having been photographed being turned in June 1985 during the ‘GW 150’ events in the Bristol area.<ref name=SVR126>SVR News 126</ref>  The Bath Road depot closed in 1995.In late 1997 the turntable was placed in the hands of auctioneers for sale by private treaty. It was inspected by the SVR and found to be in excellent condition, while site access would allow its removal by road. An offer was made to the auctioneers in October 1997 and the bid was accepted in February 1998, aided by a successful SVRA (Kidderminster Branch) raffle and fund-raising campaign.<ref name=SVR129>SVR News 129</ref>

It The turntable was removed stripped down by a team from Bridgnorth, with help from members of the SVR’s Bristol Branch, during the closed depot last week of March 1998. It was lifted by a 160 ton crane on 2 April 1998 for eventual installation at and transported overnight by road to [[BridgnorthEardington]], where it was placed in storage awaiting installation at Bridgnorth. <ref name=SVR126/>  This film shows the turntable's removal from Bristol and Transport transport to [[Eardington]].

The Another report in SVR News for spring 1999 noted that the next phase of the project would require further fundraising. Several sites were still being studied, "''none of which would be simple or cheap''".<ref name=SVR129/>  Since that time the turntable remains has remained in store at Eardington in the station yard. The now-defunct SVR South Eastern Branch had in the past conducted some maintenance to prevent further deterioration.

It In November 2016 the SVR published a prospectus for a £2.5m share issue to raise funds for the [[Bridgnorth#Bridgnorth_Development_Project | Bridgnorth Development Project]]. The turntable is planned to be installed as part of the second stage in of the [[Bridgnorth#Bridgnorth_Development_Project | Bridgnorth Development Project]]. In The share issue was successful; in addition by July 2017 The [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] had raised about £38,307 for the development, around a half of it as restricted gifts for the turntable.

Planned access The proposed location for the turntable is shown in the plan below. Part of the site currently forms the exit road from the overflow car park. Phase 2 of the Bridgnorth Development Project includes additional car parking with a re-routed exit road which would require two reversals, speculating its future use is unlikely need to involve regular turning of locomotives between trainsbe completed before the turntable could be installed.