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Booking lad

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000688

A junior employee in a railway station or goods yard responsible for clerical duties related to freight and passenger traffic. This individual handles paperwork such as consignment notes, waybills, and passenger tickets. Their tasks include recording arrivals and departures, checking manifests, and assisting with general administrative tasks within the station office.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000688
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
Synonymssignal lad
See alsoSignal lad
TranslationsGerman: Fahrdienstschreiber; Spanish: registrador de trenes; French: aiguilleur junior
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000688",
  "term": "Booking lad",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A junior employee in a railway station or goods yard responsible for clerical duties related to freight and passenger traffic. This individual handles paperwork such as consignment notes, waybills, and passenger tickets. Their tasks include recording arrivals and departures, checking manifests, and assisting with general administrative tasks within the station office.",
  "synonyms": [
    "signal lad"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "see_also": [
    "signal lad"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Fahrdienstschreiber",
    "es": "registrador de trenes",
    "fr": "aiguilleur junior"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/booking-lad/"
}

Record 756 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.