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[[File:Kidderminster turntable.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Kidderminster turntable]]
[[File:turntable motor.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The vacuum motor ]]
The 70ft vacuum turntable ex-Fort William arrived on the SVR in June 1980. The Railway originally planned to install it at Bewdley South, in the fork between the [[Kidderminster]] and Stourport branches, but the development of Kidderminster led to its installation there instead. During the run up to installation a number of the large and small cast iron pads that support the ring rail were found to be missing. Patterns were made at the SVR's pattern-shop from original drawings and replacements were cast. With the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]] more recently wishing to add some additional connections to the turntable the pattern set for the larger ring rail pads was refurbished at the Pattern Shop at Bridgnorth to allow further pads to be cast.
The turntable is driven by a vacuum motor, powered by the locomotive being turned.
Two large vacuum cylinders can be evacuated in advance by a vacuum fitted locomotive to allow a non vacuum fitted locomotive to be turned.
In the event of no vacuum source being available, a cranking handle is provided.
A second turntable ex-Whitchurch was already in the SVR’s possession at that time, originally intended for installation at Bridgnorth. This turntable is no longer at the SVR, reportedly now being in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_turntable#Great_Britain Mallaig, Scotland].
