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Definitions of footplate in various dictionaries:
noun - the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
FOOTPLATE - The footplate of a steam locomotive is a large metal plate that rests on top of the frames and is normally covered with wooden floorboards. It is us...
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| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Jun 10 2018 The Times - Specialist |
| Aug 30 2011 The Times - Cryptic |
| May 25 2010 The Telegraph - Toughie |
| Apr 9 2005 The Times - Cryptic |
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| the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls |
| the part of a steam railway engine on which the driver stands |
| The platform for the crew in the cab of a locomotive. |
| The metal plate which forms the base platform of a steam locomotive, particularly in the UK, which supports the boiler and the engineer's cab. |
| The engineer's cab in any kind of train. |
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The footplate of a steam locomotive is a large metal plate that rests on top of the frames and is normally covered with wooden floorboards. It is usually the full width of the locomotive and extends from the front of the cab to the rear of cab or coal bunker just above the buffer beam. The boiler, the cab, and other superstructure elements are in turn mounted on the footplate. The footplate does extend beyond the front of the cab on some locomotives, but is then usually referred to as the "running board/plate." The footplate is where the Driver and Fireman stand in the cab to operate the locomotive, giving rise to the expression of working on the footplate for being in the cab of a steam locomotive. The part of the footplate ahead of the cab is referred to by a variety of different names. * In the modern age, although the steam locomotive has been phased out, the word footplate remains current coin. It is used to describe the act of travelling inside the cab of a (diesel or electric) |