diff --git a/Source/Orts.Formats.Msts/CabViewFile.cs b/Source/Orts.Formats.Msts/CabViewFile.cs
index a66c15dae..36553958e 100644
--- a/Source/Orts.Formats.Msts/CabViewFile.cs
+++ b/Source/Orts.Formats.Msts/CabViewFile.cs
@@ -445,6 +445,13 @@ protected virtual float ParseSwitchVal(STFReader stf)
             stf.SkipRestOfBlock();
             return switchVal;
         }
+        protected virtual float ParseRotation(STFReader stf)
+        {
+            stf.MustMatch("(");
+            var rotation = -MathHelper.ToRadians((float)stf.ReadDouble(0));
+            stf.SkipRestOfBlock();
+            return rotation;
+        }
     }
     #endregion
 
@@ -515,6 +522,7 @@ public class CVCGauge : CabViewControl
         public int NumPositiveColors { get; set; }
         public int NumNegativeColors { get; set; }
         public color DecreaseColor { get; set; }
+        public float Rotation { get; set; }
 
         public CVCGauge() { }
 
@@ -575,7 +583,8 @@ public CVCGauge(STFReader stf, string basepath)
                         stf.ParseBlock(new STFReader.TokenProcessor[] {
                             new STFReader.TokenProcessor("controlcolour", ()=>{ DecreaseColor = ParseControlColor(stf); }) });
                     }
-                })
+                }),
+                new STFReader.TokenProcessor("ortsangle", () =>{ Rotation = ParseRotation(stf); })
             });
         }
     }
@@ -696,7 +705,7 @@ public CVCDigital(STFReader stf, string basepath)
                     }
                 }),
                 new STFReader.TokenProcessor("ortsfont", ()=>{ParseFont(stf); }),
-                new STFReader.TokenProcessor("ortsangle", () => { ParseRotation(stf); }),              
+                new STFReader.TokenProcessor("ortsangle", () => {Rotation = ParseRotation(stf); }),              
             });
         }
 
@@ -737,14 +746,6 @@ protected void ParseFont(STFReader stf)
             if (fontFamily != null) FontFamily = fontFamily;
             stf.SkipRestOfBlock();
          }
-
-        protected virtual void ParseRotation(STFReader stf)
-        {
-            stf.MustMatch("(");
-            Rotation = - MathHelper.ToRadians((float)stf.ReadDouble(0));
-            stf.SkipRestOfBlock();
-        }
-
     }
 
     public class CVCDigitalClock : CVCDigital
diff --git a/Source/RunActivity/Viewer3D/RollingStock/MSTSLocomotiveViewer.cs b/Source/RunActivity/Viewer3D/RollingStock/MSTSLocomotiveViewer.cs
index 5a3d15fbf..00ed0e2de 100644
--- a/Source/RunActivity/Viewer3D/RollingStock/MSTSLocomotiveViewer.cs
+++ b/Source/RunActivity/Viewer3D/RollingStock/MSTSLocomotiveViewer.cs
@@ -1536,6 +1536,7 @@ public class CabViewGaugeRenderer : CabViewControlRenderer
         Rectangle DestinationRectangle = new Rectangle();
         //      bool LoadMeterPositive = true;
         Color DrawColor;
+        float DrawRotation;
         Double Num;
         bool IsFire;
 
@@ -1620,13 +1621,14 @@ public override void PrepareFrame(RenderFrame frame, ElapsedTime elapsedTime)
                     if (Gauge.Orientation == 0)
                     {
                         destX = (int)(xratio * (Control.PositionX + (zeropos < xpos ? zeropos : xpos)));
-                        destY = (int)(yratio * Control.PositionY);
+//                        destY = (int)(yratio * Control.PositionY);
+                        destY = (int)(yratio * (Control.PositionY + (Gauge.Direction == 0 && zeropos > xpos ? (zeropos - xpos) * Math.Sin(DrawRotation) : 0)));
                         destW = (int)(xratio * (xpos > zeropos ? xpos - zeropos : zeropos - xpos));
                         destH = (int)(yratio * ypos);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        destX = (int)(xratio * Control.PositionX);
+                        destX = (int)(xratio * Control.PositionX + (Gauge.Direction == 0 && ypos > zeropos ? (ypos - zeropos) * Math.Sin(DrawRotation) : 0));
                         if (Gauge.Direction != 1 && !IsFire)
                             destY = (int)(yratio * (Control.PositionY + (zeropos > ypos ? zeropos : 2 * zeropos - ypos)));
                         else
@@ -1640,9 +1642,16 @@ public override void PrepareFrame(RenderFrame frame, ElapsedTime elapsedTime)
                     var topY = Control.PositionY;  // top of visible column. +ve Y is downwards
                     if (Gauge.Direction != 0)  // column grows from bottom or from right
                     {
-                        destX = (int)(xratio * (Control.PositionX + Gauge.Width - xpos));
                         if (Gauge.Orientation != 0)
+                        {
                             topY += Gauge.Height * (1 - percent);
+                            destX = (int)(xratio * (Control.PositionX + Gauge.Width - xpos + ypos * Math.Sin(DrawRotation)));
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            topY -= xpos * Math.Sin(DrawRotation);
+                            destX = (int)(xratio * (Control.PositionX + Gauge.Width - xpos));
+                        }
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -1655,20 +1664,33 @@ public override void PrepareFrame(RenderFrame frame, ElapsedTime elapsedTime)
             }
             else // pointer gauge using texture
             {
+                // even if there is a rotation, we leave the X position unaltered (for small angles Cos(alpha) = 1)
                 var topY = Control.PositionY;  // top of visible column. +ve Y is downwards
                 if (Gauge.Orientation == 0) // gauge horizontal
                 {
+
                     if (Gauge.Direction != 0)  // column grows from right
+                    {
                         destX = (int)(xratio * (Control.PositionX + Gauge.Width - 0.5 * Gauge.Area.Width - xpos));
+                        topY -= xpos * Math.Sin(DrawRotation);
+                    }
                     else
+                    {
                         destX = (int)(xratio * (Control.PositionX - 0.5 * Gauge.Area.Width + xpos));
+                        topY += xpos * Math.Sin(DrawRotation);
+                    }
                 }
                 else // gauge vertical
                 {
+                    // even if there is a rotation, we leave the Y position unaltered (for small angles Cos(alpha) = 1)
                     topY += ypos - 0.5 * Gauge.Area.Height;
-                    destX = (int)(xratio * Control.PositionX);
-                    if (Gauge.Direction != 0)  // column grows from bottom
+                    if (Gauge.Direction == 0)
+                        destX = (int)(xratio * (Control.PositionX - ypos * Math.Sin(DrawRotation)));
+                    else  // column grows from bottom
+                    {
                         topY += Gauge.Height - 2 * ypos;
+                        destX = (int)(xratio * (Control.PositionX + ypos * Math.Sin(DrawRotation)));
+                    }
                 }
                 destY = (int)(yratio * topY);
                 destW = (int)(xratio * Gauge.Area.Width);
@@ -1707,6 +1729,7 @@ public override void PrepareFrame(RenderFrame frame, ElapsedTime elapsedTime)
             DestinationRectangle.Y = destY;
             DestinationRectangle.Width = destW;
             DestinationRectangle.Height = destH;
+            DrawRotation = Gauge.Rotation;
         }
 
         public override void Draw(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice)
@@ -1715,7 +1738,7 @@ public override void Draw(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice)
             {
                 Shader.SetTextureData(DestinationRectangle.Left, DestinationRectangle.Top, DestinationRectangle.Width, DestinationRectangle.Height);
             }
-            CabShaderControlView.SpriteBatch.Draw(Texture, DestinationRectangle, SourceRectangle, DrawColor);
+            CabShaderControlView.SpriteBatch.Draw(Texture, DestinationRectangle, SourceRectangle, DrawColor, DrawRotation, Vector2.Zero, SpriteEffects.None, 0);
         }
     }