Lifting shop
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003332
A railway workshop facility specifically equipped for raising locomotives or rolling stock off their wheels for maintenance, repair, or bogie exchange. This shop contains heavy-duty lifting jacks or overhead cranes capable of handling the substantial weight of railway vehicles. Regular 'lifts' are part of routine heavy maintenance schedules.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-003332 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Rail equipment |
| Translations | German: Aufzugwerkstatt; Spanish: taller de elevación; French: atelier de levage |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-003332",
"term": "Lifting shop",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A railway workshop facility specifically equipped for raising locomotives or rolling stock off their wheels for maintenance, repair, or bogie exchange. This shop contains heavy-duty lifting jacks or overhead cranes capable of handling the substantial weight of railway vehicles. Regular 'lifts' are part of routine heavy maintenance schedules.",
"subject": "Rail equipment",
"translations": {
"de": "Aufzugwerkstatt",
"es": "taller de elevación",
"fr": "atelier de levage"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/lifting-shop/"
}
Record 3,656 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.