Turntable
Turntables are rotating track platforms introduced in the Urban Update. They allow trains to be turned to any of eight directions and are essential for yards, depots, reversing loops, and compact rail layouts. Turntables come in two sizes and two material variants:
- Small Copper Turntable, five blocks wide
- Large Iron Turntable, eleven blocks wide
Both variants take up considerable space and have placement restrictions due to their footprint.
Functionality
Turntables can be powered by redstone or spun manually. When powered, they continuously rotate in the last direction they were manually turned. Drivers standing on a locomotive can rotate the turntable beneath them by using the left or right movement keys.
The turntable will spin until it completes a half turn or reaches a valid connected track. It will not move if any part of the trainset is not fully positioned on the turntable.
Interaction
Players can interact with a turntable to spin it, or sneak-interact to spin it the opposite way. When driving a locomotive on the turntable, side-to-side movement controls rotation remotely. Once aligned, the turntable behaves like normal track.
Obtaining
Place copper or iron ingots across the top row. Put copper or iron trestles on the left and right of the middle row with smooth stone in the center. Then place redstone dust on the bottom left, a truck or copper turntable in the bottom middle, and an ingot in the bottom right. Crafts one Copper Turntable or Iron Turntable.
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