footplate

• Plattform oder Boden im Führerstand einer Lokomotive, auf dem der Lokführer steht, um den Zug zu bedienen.

A noun referring to the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls.

1. Locomotive platformC1formalbritish

   The platform in the cab of a locomotive where the driver stands to operate the controls.

   Führerstandsbühne

   • The engineer stepped onto the footplate to start the engine.
   • He spent years working on the footplate of steam trains.
   • The footplate was hot from the boiler below.