For that, the railway turntable was invented. If you want to implement one on a model layout, this project from DIY & Digital Railworld is for you.

Chen Melling, who is deputy manager of the railway museum at Haifa, said the turntable was dug up in part of Jaffa Railway Station, now used for the Israel Defence Forces History Museum.

West Somerset Railway general manager, Paul Conibeare, said: "This is a turning point for Minehead and the West Somerset railway and will attract excursion trains from all over the UK.