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Footplate

noun

The platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls.

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"Footplate" Quotes from Famous Books

... of Stephenson's gear a single eccentric was used for each cylinder, and to reverse the engine this eccentric had to be loose on the axle. "A lever and gear worked by a treadle on the footplate controlled the position of the eccentrics. When starting the engine, the driver put the eccentrics out of gear by the treadle; then, by means of a lever he raised the small-ends[5] of the eccentric rods, and, ...

— How it Works • Archibald Williams

Words linked to "Footplate" : Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, engine, railway locomotive, locomotive, United Kingdom, Great Britain, platform, UK, locomotive engine, U.K.