Abstract: An adaptable carriage arranged in a transfer table located in front of the reel changer of a reel-fed rotary printing machine, the adaptable carriage accommodating a transport means such as, for example, a transport car or a transport cradle, on which the paper reel is loaded. The adaptable carriage, together with the paper reel, is brought into the loading position for the reel changer. Thereafter, the transfer table, together with the transport means, is moved in the direction of the carrying arms of the reel changer, so that the clamping pins of the reel changer can engage into the core of the paper reel. The adaptable carriage of the present invention is used in cases when the transport means is moved on the transfer table automatically. However, according to the present invention, it is also possible to easily remove the adaptable carriage, so that the transport means can be moved manually.