Baldwin centipedes and a turntable

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Anybody know if BLI HO centipedes will fit on a walthers 130’ turntable?

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One will. Two probably won’t.

Each unit is just a smidge over 91’ long between pulling faces, While there is considerable overhang of the pilot, it would not account for the ~25’ needed to assure a pair’s wheelbase would fit; any overhang at the rear would remain in the effective wheelbase of the coupled locomotives.

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I can confirm Woke’s observations:

Baldwin pair 130 foot Turntable by Edmund, on Flickr

With a cab at each end I haven’t had to turn them — yet.

A single unit is fine:

Baldwin on 130 foot Turntable by Edmund, on Flickr

Good Luck, Ed

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